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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Special provisions for the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle

Article A444-177

…lle Base brackets Applicable rate 0 to €6,500 1.9235 From €6,501 to €17,000 1.064% From €17,001 to €30,000 0.726% Over €30,000 0.532% f) Option by the surviving spouse for the acquisition or allocatio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Cosmetic products.

Article L5131-5

…f the above-mentioned Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009, any responsible person and any distributor of cosmetic products may report other a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6a: Equity savings plan for financing small and medium-sized enterprises and mid-cap companies

Article L221-32-1

…e first paragraph is also the holder of a plan referred to in the first paragraph of article L. 221-30, the total cash payments made into these two plans since they were opened may not exceed the limi…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title II: Provisions applicable to the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article 1578

…and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters, done at Lugano on 30 October 2007, referred to in Article 509-3 of this Code, may be exercised by the director of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 7: Functioning of the elected representatives' groups.

Article LO6431-27

…own use or for joint use, administrative premises, office equipment and cover their documentation, mail and telecommunications costs. The President of the Territorial Council may, under the condition…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 7: Functioning of elected representatives' groups

Article L7122-26

…own use or for joint use, administrative premises, office equipment and cover their documentation, mail and telecommunications costs.The president of the Assembly of French Guiana may, under the cond…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4a: Temporary open-ended employment contract

Article L1251-58-5

…articles L. 1251-5, L. 1251-9, L. 1251-11, L. 1251-13, L. 1251-16, L. 1251-17, L. 1251-29, L. 1251-30, L. 1251-31, L. 1251-34, L. 1251-35, L. 1251-41 and L. 1251-60 to open-ended contracts concluded…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-27

…of the categories mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 5126-7 is punishable by a fine of 30,000 euros.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-26

…of the categories mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 5126-7 is punishable by a fine of 30,000 euros.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Criminal provisions

Article L1128-11

…of the categories mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 5126-7 is punishable by a fine of 30,000 euros.

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