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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Appeals and disputes

Article R2316-10

…of first instance, which has final jurisdiction. The provisions of articles R. 2314-24 and R. 2314-25 are applicable to these disputes.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Neurosurgery

Article R6123-96

The neurosurgical care activity mentioned in 12° of article R. 6122-25 includes the care of patients with a pathology affecting the brain, the spinal cord, the peripheral nerves, their envelopes (skul…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6123-205

The authorisation for interventional radiology care activity mentioned in 21° of article R. 6122-25 is not required from the holder of the authorisation for surgical care activity when the acts corres…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-85

Supervisory Board members may not receive any remuneration, permanent or otherwise, from the company other than that provided for in articles L. 225-81, L. 225-83, L. 225-84 and L. 22-10-25 and, where…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 1: Transfers between insurance undertakings and supplementary occupational pension funds

Article L384-1

…310-2 as well as the French branches of insurance undertakings mentioned in 4° of the same Article may be authorised, under the conditions defined in Article L. 324-1, to transfer all or part of thei…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies.

Article R233-14

In addition to the information provided for in articles L. 233-19, L. 233-23, L. 233-25 and by article R. 233-8, the notes to the financial statements include all material information that enables rea…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to each fraction (R)

Article R1614-79

…ulation of the municipality or public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation does not exceed 25,000 inhabitants, the minimum surface area is equal to 0.07 square metres per inhabitant ;b) Where…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Departmental investment harmonisation conference (R)

Article D3441-1

…n addition to the President of the General Council and the Prefect, comprises: - in Guadeloupe: one mayor of a commune with fewer than 12,000 inhabitants, appointed by the college of mayors of commune…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: People's savings plan

Article L221-18

…bursement of sums paid in and their capitalised income or to the payment of a life annuity.One plan may be opened per taxpayer or by each spouse subject to joint taxation.There is a ceiling on the amo…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
h: Cash subscriptions to the capital of approved small-scale fishing finance companies

Article 163 duovicies

…article 238 bis HO made before 1 January 2009 is deductible from overall net income; this deduction may not exceed 25% of this income, up to an annual limit of €19,000 for single, widowed or divorced…

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