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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Low-voltage lines, pipes and installations inside premises A.

Article R4534-128

…employer: 1° Does not order work to begin until he has checked that de-energising has taken place; 2° Signs de-energising in a visible manner; 3° Protects himself against the unexpected re-energising…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Special schemes and exemptions

Article 792-0 bis

…ncooperative State or territory within the meaning of Article 238-0 A other than those mentioned in 2° of 2 bis of the same Article 238-0 A or where the trust was set up after 11 May 2011 and, at the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application

Article D7231-1

…me, under an age set by joint order of the Minister for the Economy and the Minister for the Family;2° Accompanying children under an age set by joint order of the Minister for the Economy and the Min…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Gift-shares made to descendants of different degrees.

Article 1078-8

In the estate of the ascendant donor, property received by children or their descendants by way of early division is set off against the share of the reserve due to their stock and subsidiarily agains…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: List of reference works

Article 311-33

…dcast or availability to the public, the time of broadcast and the duration of the audiovisual work;2° Or a duly completed and certified acceptance by the publisher of the service(s) concerned of the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions of performance

Article 695-24

…rench courts or if the French courts have decided not to institute proceedings or to terminate them;2° Si la personne recherchée pour l'exécution d'une peine ou d'une mesure de sûreté privative de lib…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General rules.

Article R325-2

Where authorisation is withdrawn pursuant to the provisions of Article L. 325-1 or 6° or 7° of Article L. 612-39 of the Monetary and Financial Code , or where the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment

Article D532-20

…t country in which it has not established a branch but intends to use tied agents established there;2° A programme of operations specifying in particular the investment and related services to be prov…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Reorganisation and winding-up measures for credit institutions and investment firms

Article L613-31-5

…be governed exclusively by the law of the Member State applicable to that contract or relationship; 2° Contracts granting the right to use or acquire immovable property shall be governed exclusively b…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Statutory Auditor.

Article R144-8

The General Council of the Banque de France appoints the auditors on the recommendation of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank and after approval by the Council of the European Union. T…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
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