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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article R952-1

In articles R. 232-6, R. 232-7, R. 234-2, R. 234-3, R. 234-5 and R. 234-6, the words: "to the works council" are replaced by the words: "to the employee delegates".

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article R955-2

For the application of articles R. 526-3 and R. 526-13, the words: "unique company identification number issued in accordance with Article D. 123-235" are replaced by the words: "company registration…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition.

Article R4532-78

…ises: 1° The health and safety coordinators; 2° The project manager appointed by the project owner; 3° The contractors; 4° Employees working on the site, in an advisory capacity.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Specific provisions relating to the handling of industrial radiology equipment

Article R4451-63

…into account the nature of the activity carried out and the characteristics of the equipment used; 3° The qualifications of the persons responsible for the training; 4° The methods of testing knowled…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Sociétés coopératives ouvrières de production, agricultural cooperatives.

Article R3323-9

In sociétés coopératives de production, the special reserve for employee profit-sharing is calculated on the following basis: 1° The profit is deemed to be equal, for each financial year, to the net m…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter IV: Public contracts concluded by a contracting entity

Article L2514-1

Public contracts concluded by a contracting entity for the purchase of water are subject to the rules defined in Title II, when this entity carries out one of the activities relating to drinking water…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Mandatory information on invoices in electronic form

Article D2392-2

Without prejudice to the compulsory information laid down by legislative or regulatory provisions, the invoices in electronic form referred to in Articles L. 2392-1 to L. 2392-3 include the informatio…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Financial institutions

Article 1062

Subject to the provisions of 3° of l'article 679, printed matter, writings and deeds of any kind necessary for the service of the savings banks and the national savings bank are exempt from registrati…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Employed foreign nationals

Article R421-4

The temporary residence permit bearing the wording "temporary worker" provided for in article L. 421-3 authorises the exercise of a professional activity under the conditions defined in articles R. 52…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Advertising procedures for contracts for social services and other specific services

Article R2131-14

Contracts for social services and other specific services mentioned in 3° of article R. 2123-1, for which the estimated value of the need is lower than the European threshold applicable to these contr…

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