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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to the professional identification card

Article R8292-1

…of the employee that complies with the standards set out in article 6-1 of decree no. 2005-1726 of 30 December 2005, as amended, relating to passports.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Estimated revenue and expenditure and accounts

Article D6162-10

…eption of 2°, R. 6145-16, R. 6145-18 to R. 6145-22, R. 6145-24 to R. 6145-26, R. 6145-28 to R. 6145-30, D. 6145-31 to D. 6145-34, R. 6145-36, R. 6145-39, R. 6145-40, R. 6145-43 with the exception of t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Resource equalisation

Article L2336-3

…us and its member communes, freely, without being able to have the effect of deviating by more than 30% from the allocation calculated in application of the first paragraph of this II, then between th…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to the use of administrative police powers in resolution proceedings

Article L311-29

…r may not exceed one year. It may exceptionally be extended if the conditions for his appointment remain fulfilled at the end of this period. The resolution college alone may modify or terminate the a…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Intervention by the fund in the event of the withdrawal of an insurance undertaking's administrative authorisation

Article L421-9-1

…AMF's collège de résolution takes the resolution measure provided for in 4° of I of Article L. 311-30 of this code in respect of an undertaking referred to in Article L. 311-1 of the Monetary and Fin…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Reorganisation and winding-up measures for Community credit institutions

Article R613-28

…m, instrument or right is deemed to be unstructured within the meaning of 4° of I of Article L. 613-30-3 a security, claim, instrument or right that has the following characteristics: 1° The principal…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Buildings financed by state-subsidised loans

Article 1384 C

…extended to twenty-five years when the subsidy decision is made between 1 July 2004 and 31 December 2018.To benefit from the exemption, the owner must meet the reporting obligations set out in I for t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Revitalisation by companies subject to the obligation to offer redeployment leave

Article D1233-38

…which must be sent to them at the latest before the end of the period mentioned in article L. 1233-30.In the context of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, the Prefect(s) in the department(s) of the…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article L641-1

…loi n° 2019-222 du 23 mars 2019 de programmation 2018-2022 et de réforme pour la justice. The article…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section 0I bis: Tax on the market value of real estate owned in France by legal entities

Article 990 E

The tax provided for in article 990 D is not applicable:1° To international organisations, sovereign States, their political and territorial subdivisions, and to legal persons, bodies, trusts or compa…

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