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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Committee for Health and Social Organisation.

Article R6122-19

…ational Committee for an opinion are the subject of reports presented by : 1° Employees governed by law no. 83-634 of 13 July 1983 on the rights and obligations of civil servants; 2° Employees of regi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Duty to devote oneself to one's duties

Article R8124-17

…tivities are only possible under the conditions set out in article 25 septies of the aforementioned law of 13 July 1983. These activities must not hinder the performance of their main duties or in any…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1511-3

…in this article. Fees payable by beneficiaries of loan guarantees granted by credit institutions or finance companies may be paid, in full or in part, under conditions set by decree by the Conseil d'E…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Allocations of free shares.

Article L225-197-2

I.-Shares may be allocated, under the same conditions as those mentioned in Article L. 225-197-1 :

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation

Article L612-17

…e functioning of parliamentary assemblies;3° bis. To the Chairman and the General Rapporteur of the Finance Committee of the National Assembly and the Senate, under the terms of IV of Article 164 of O…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Financial allocations paid by France Compétences

Article D6123-26-1

…l Security Code. II.France Compétences pays the allocation for the financing of retraining projects financed by the Compte Professionnel de Prévention (Professional Prevention Account), in accordance…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title III: Payment systems and settlement and delivery systems for financial instruments

Article L330-2

…instruments, bills, claims, sums of money or any similar instruments issued on the basis of foreign law are entered in a register, an account or with a central depository or a centralised deposit syst…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conclusion and proof of the insurance contract - Form and transmission of policies.

Article L112-3

…virtue of articles L. 181-1 and L. 183-1, the parties to the contract have the option of applying a law other than French law, the documents mentioned in the first paragraph of this article may be dra…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
7° : Tax reduction for subscriptions to the capital of press companies

Article 220 undecies

…tween 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2024 to the capital of companies mentioned in the article 2 of law no. 86-897 of 1 August 1986 reforming the legal status of the press, subject to corporation tax…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Pre-contractual information obligation

Article L222-5

…conditions, in particular tariffs, and the procedures and place for concluding the contract;5° The law applicable to the contract and the competent jurisdiction.The information communicated by the su…

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