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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to non-trading property investment companies

Article L231-10

Any person shall be liable to five years' imprisonment and a fine of €9,000 if he or she: 1. Stating that subscriptions which he knows to be fictitious are genuine or declaring that funds which have n…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions for issuing approval.

Article R6312-6

…board any vehicle in service of a crew complying with the standards defined in article R. 6312-10 ; 2° Vehicles belonging to categories A, B, C or D mentioned in article R. 6312-8, which they use excl…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Resource equalisation

Article L2336-2

…ty in 2020 to the municipal tax bases for property tax on built-up properties; 1° quater (Repealed);2° The sum of:a) The product determined by applying the average national tax rate for this tax to th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Offences relating to cheques and other non-cash money instruments

Article L734-7

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the provisions set out in II, in the wording indicat…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Communication and registration of documents.

Article R123-151

…se, they correspond to the search criteria defined by the order provided for in Article R. 123-166; 2° On registrations and deeds filed, or on the future status of files; in the second case, they give…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Technical support

Article R4451-131

…asurements of radon activity concentration in the air as provided for in II of Article R. 4451-17 ; 2° Contributing to the verification of the quality and relevance of the monitoring of individual exp…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Support

Article R5134-39

…e part in welcoming, helping, informing and guiding the employee on an employment support contract; 2° Contribute to the acquisition of professional skills; 3° Liaise with the referent mentioned in ar…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Terms and conditions of engagement.

Article R4532-19

A natural person who performs the function of coordinator, in his own name or in the name of the organisation which employs him, may not be entrusted with the function of technical inspector provided…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXIV: Procedure applicable to breaches of automated data processing systems

Article 706-72-6

Any order made on the basis of articles 706-72-2 or 706-72-3 by which an examining magistrate decides to relinquish jurisdiction or by which the examining magistrate of the Paris Judicial Court decide…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Referral to the industrial tribunal

Article R1452-4

…gement of receipt. The summons must indicate 1° The name, profession and address of the plaintiff ; 2° Depending on the case, the place, day and time of the meeting of the conciliation and referral of…

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