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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions adapting Book II.

Article L942-4

In articles L. 225-25 and L. 225-72, the reference to articles 20 and 21 of law no. 88-1201 of 23 December 1988 relating to undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities and creati…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Sanitary facilities, catering

Article R4217-1

…articles: 1° R. 4228-1 to R. 4228-15, relating to sanitary installations; 2° R. 4228-22 to R. 4228-25, relating to catering and rest areas.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L518-1

…the French Treasury, the Banque de France, La Poste, under the conditions defined in Article L. 518-25, the Institut d'émission des départements d'outre-mer, the Institut d'émission d'outre-mer and th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XIII: Social security levies on gaming and betting collected for the benefit of various bodies contributing to the financing of social protection

Article 1609 quatertricies

…n accordance with the provisions of the articles L. 137-20, L. 137-21, L. 137-22, L. 137-23, L. 137-25 and L. 137-26 of the Social Security Code.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4311-13

…alaried basis for at least six years prior to 28 July 1999, and who have passed, before 31 December 2005, knowledge verification tests under conditions determined by decree of the Conseil d'Etat, may…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Crédit mutuel et coopération agricoles

Article 130

…the withholding tax provided for in 1 of article 119 bis and the levy provided for in I of Article 125 A does not apply: 1° Neither to interest shares in companies or unions of agricultural cooperativ…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Value added tax compensation fund

Article L1615-5

As from 1 January 1980, sums paid for the reimbursement of value added tax paid on their investment expenditure by the Value Added Tax Compensation Fund are entered in the investment section of the bu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions (R).

Article R5215-5

…ovisions of section 2 of title II of law no. 83-663 of 22 July 1983 supplementing law no. 83-8 of 7 January 1983 relating to the division of powers between municipalities, départements, regions and th…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
section 2: Contracts concluded between a performer and a videogram producer

Article L212-7

Contracts entered into prior to 1 January 1986 between a performer and a producer of an audiovisual work or their assignees shall be subject to the foregoing provisions in respect of the modes of expl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article L1524-1

…paragraph worded as follows: "longer periods set by collective branch agreements concluded before 1 January 2018, up to a maximum of five years;".

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