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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Compulsory powers.

Article L5215-20-1

…creation and equipment of industrial, tertiary, craft, tourist, port or airport activity zones; rehabilitation actions of community interest; promotion of tourism, including the creation of tourist o…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 219

I.-For tax calculation purposes, taxable profit is rounded to the nearest euro. The fraction of a euro equal to 0.50 is counted as 1.The standard rate of tax is set at 25%.However:a. The net amount of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L561-36

…cle L. 561-2 with the obligations laid down in Chapters I and II of this Title, with directly applicable European provisions relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing, inc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Funeral equipment

Article L2223-42

…ith the Conseil national de l'ordre des médecins.This certificate, drawn up according to a model established by the Ministry of Health, specifies the cause(s) of death, for transmission to the Nationa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Protection in the event of a partial transfer of undertaking or establishment.

Article L2414-1

The transfer of an employee included in a partial transfer of an undertaking or establishment by application of article L. 1224-1 may only take place after authorisation by the Labour Inspector if the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Protection in the event of interruption or non-renewal of a temporary work assignment.

Article L2413-1

…s assignment by the temporary employment contractor may only take place after authorisation by the labour inspector when the employee holds one of the following mandates:1° Trade union delegate and fo…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Loans, profit participation certificates and mutualist certificates.

Article R322-79

…the consequences of the issue on the financial situation of the company concerned and, where applicable, a precise description of the cases of early redemption, while ensuring that the interests of p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R1313-1

…er the supervision of the Ministers for Agriculture, Consumer Affairs, the Environment, Health and Labour, carries out the tasks and prerogatives mentioned in Article L. 1313-1. With regard to genetic…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Scope of protection

Article L342-3

When a database is made available to the public by the rightholder, the rightholder may not prohibit:1° The extraction or re-utilisation of a non-substantial part, assessed qualitatively or quantitati…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article 141-4

…to comply with the obligations incumbent upon him or her under 1°, 2°, 3°, 8°, 9°, 14°, 17° and 17° bis of article 138. The person may then, on the decision of a judicial police officer, be held for a…

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