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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Cultural initiatives

Article L4433-30

…ication audiovisuelle et numérique under Articles 29, 30 or 30-1 of Law No. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 on freedom of communication, concern an overseas region, the authority shall first obtain the o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Special employee share ownership schemes.

Article R212-6

…d national corporations subject to the profit-sharing provisions of Order no. 86-1134 of 21 October 1986 relating to employee profit-sharing and employee share ownership, as well as the conditions und…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Registration duty and land registration tax

Article 1594 G

…provided that the transfer falls within the scope of article 61 of law no. 86-1290 of 23 December 1986, as amended, designed to promote rental investment, home ownership of social housing and the de…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Protection in the event of dismissal

Article R2411-1

…alth, social and medico-social establishment mentioned in article 2 of law no. 86-33 of 9th January 1986 on statutory provisions relating to the hospital civil service. For the application of these pr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Applicable certification procedure and technical design and construction rules applicable to second-hand work equipment referred to in 1°, 3°, 4° and 5° of Article R. 233-83 and to second-hand safety components referred to in Article R. 233-83-2

Article R233-89-1-1

…amended decrees no. 47-1592 of 23 August 1947, no. 65-48 of 8 January 1965, no. 86-594 of 14 March 1986, no. 89-78 of 7 February 1989, the amended decree of 30 July 1974 and the amended decree of 25…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Rights of audiovisual communication companies

Article L216-1

…operating an audiovisual communication service within the meaning of loi n° 86-1067 du 30 septembre 1986 relative à la liberté de communication, regardless of the regime applicable to that service, ar…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article R410-1

…nd maintained in force on a transitional basis by the article 61 of order no. 86-1243 of 1 December 1986 relating to freedom of pricing and competition. In the event of a repeat offence, the fines lai…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Photographs of models

Article R2133-4

…igital economy, in press publications within the meaning of Article 1 of Law No. 86-897 of 1 August 1986 reforming the legal status of the press, in advertising correspondence addressed to individuals…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article R226-1

Insofar as they are compatible with the specific provisions set out in articles L. 226-1 to L. 226-14 and L. 22-10-74 to L. 22-10-78, the rules laid down in this Book relating to sociétés en commandit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership

Article L22-10-57

…giving the right to subscribe for or purchase shares to a corporate officer pursuant to Article L. 225-185 is carried out in accordance with the conditions set out in articles L. 22-10-8, L. 22-10-26…

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