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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Machinery

Article R4311-5

…electronic products, insofar as they are covered by the provisions transposing Council Directive 73/23/EEC of 19 February 1973, as amended, on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
3. Holidays.

Article R6152-35

…oned in 1°, 2° and 3°, practitioners receive the full emoluments mentioned in 1° of article R. 6152-23.The head of department or, failing that, the head of the internal structure, organises, after con…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IV: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R446-3

…rticle R. 421-11, the references to articles L. 421-9 to L. 421-11, L. 421-15, L. 421-16 and L. 421-23 as well as the European Blue Card talent passport and the mobility programme researcher talent pa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article L225-270

…nyme à participation ouvrière and, by the same token, the dissolution of the société coopérative de main-d'oeuvre, notwithstanding the provisions of the second paragraph of Article L. 225-267 and any…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Overall operating grant

Article L2334-5

…non-built properties, council tax on second homes and other furnished premises not allocated to the main dwelling and property tax on built properties, excluding the compensation mentioned in c of 1°…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L561-36-1

…established in respect of the directors or any other person mentioned in I and II of Article L. 612-23-1 or, in the case of a payment or electronic money institution carrying out hybrid activities, th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I-1: Research involving the human person

Article L1541-4

…1121-5 Law n° 2012-300 of 5 March 2012 L. 1121-6 Law n° 2012-300 of 5 March 2012 L. 1121-7 Law no. 2019-180 of 8 March 2019 L. 1121-8 Ordinance no. 2020-232 of 11 March 2020 in French PolynesiaLaw no…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-15

…04/72/ EC ;2° Fixed by Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on improving securities settlement in the European Union and on central securities depo…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article R2681-3

…e national rules in force";22° In Article R. 2152-4, the words: "by European Union law" are deleted;23° In Article R. 2162-23, the reference to the Prefect is replaced by the reference to the High Adm…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 302 bis ZL

…of this code filed with the department responsible for collection to which the registered office or main establishment belongs no later than the 25th of the month following the month during which the…

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