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

Article R233-15

…f the exempted company under the conditions and within the time limits provided for in Articles R. 225-88 and R. 225-89 ; if they are drawn up in a language other than French, they shall be accompanie…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Livret A passbook accounts

Article L743-11

…s L. 221-2, L. 221-4 and L. 221-6, references to the credit institution mentioned in Article L. 518-25-1 are replaced by references to the Office des postes et télécommunications;3° In Article L. 221-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Livret A passbook accounts

Article L742-11

…s L. 221-2, L. 221-4 and L. 221-6, references to the credit institution mentioned in Article L. 518-25-1 are replaced by references to the Office des postes et télécommunications;3° In Article L. 221-…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General provisions (R).

Article R1614-42

…ects in mainland France and to the prefect of Corsica. They are divided between them as follows: 1° 25% according to the number of housing units shown on building permits issued over the last three ye…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Employer's obligations.

Article L4121-3-1

…ocument by electronic means provided for in the same first paragraph shall apply: a) As from 1 July 2023, to companies with a workforce of one hundred and fifty employees or more; b) As from dates set…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article L5211-26

…ree or, as the case may be, this order results in the consecutive implementation of article L. 5211-25-1. When the conditions for liquidation have been met, the dissolution of the public establishment…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Processing of criminal records

Article R40-27

…ffences provided for in the Highway Code or in the articles 221-6,221-6-1,222-19,222-19-1,222-20-1,225-10-1,227-3 à 227-11,311-3,314-5,314-6,431-1,431-4and 434-10 of the Penal Code and L. 3421-1 of th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Issuance of Bulletin No. 2 of the Criminal Record

Article R79

…ort, develop, hold, transfer, use or transport nuclear materials defined in article 1 of the law of 25 July 1980; 9° bis To the public administrations of the State responsible for policing weapons and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial acts

Article A743-9

…€ 23 Orders other than summary proceedings and payment orders 6.69 € 24 Swearing-in ceremony 3.35 € 25 Acts relating to summary proceedings Enrolment, holding of hearings, formatting, notice to partie…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Application for marketing authorisation or registration

Article D5141-55

…decentralised procedure for which France acts as the reference Member State are set as follows: 1° €25,000 for an application relating to : a) A veterinary medicinal product which is the subject of a…

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