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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Infringements of the rules relating to the design, manufacture and marketing of work equipment and personal protective equipment

Article R4746-1

…h-class offences for an economic operator within the meaning of 13) of Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 to exhibit, offer for sale, sell, import, hire out, make available or transfer for any pur…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article R211-4

…presentative of staff with training and research responsibilities covered by Decree no. 2006-733 of 23 June 2006 relating to senior technical or scientific posts at the Institut national des sports et…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Common provisions

Article L5211-4-2

…rs on behalf of the municipality or the State, with the exception of the tasks mentioned in article 23 of law no. 84-53 of 26 January 1984 on statutory provisions relating to the local civil service f…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Common provisions

Article L5211-41-1

…ph of II of Article L. 5211-29 has been established under the conditions set out in Article L. 5214-23-1. The proposed extension of the public establishment's perimeter is decided by the State represe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Supervision of groups on a consolidated basis

Article L613-20-1

…vision of compliance with the group capitalisation test referred to in Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2019/2033 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 in the following cases:…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Disciplinary procedure

Article R241-16

…sibility of providing evidence constituting substantial assistance within the meaning of Article L. 230-4 and, where applicable, of having the ban imposed partially suspended under the conditions set…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Safeguard measures

Article R385-25

…nstituted at that same date for the same scenario.II. - III of article R. 385-22 and article R. 385-23 apply to the convergence plans required pursuant to I.III. - When deciding to set an enhanced sol…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Administration of establishments in the network of chambers of commerce and industry.

Article D712-11-1

…s: - "body" means the national staff representative body provided for in V of Article 40 of Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019, amended by the article 16 of law no. 2022-172 of 14 February 2022; - the te…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Other duties and taxes

Article 990 E

The tax provided for in article 990 D is not applicable:1° To international organisations, sovereign States, their political and territorial subdivisions, and to legal persons, bodies, trusts or compa…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VIa: Customs detention and criminal proceedings

Article L716-10

…ted in the event of a pharmacist exercising the substitution option provided for in Article L. 5125-23 of the Public Health Code.When the offences provided for in a to d have been committed as part of…

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