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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 6: Housing Solidarity Fund (R)

Article R1614-40-2

…of the housing solidarity fund, the local funds created pursuant to article 7 of Act no. 90-449 of 31 May 1990 as amended and the associations authorised to grant aid from the fund, relating to their…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article A741-1

…rcial courts with a staff of 25 to 30 judges: 1 or 2 agents;2° In commercial courts with a staff of 31 judges to 40 judges: 2 or 3 agents;3° In commercial courts with a staff of 41 judges to 60 judges…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Assembly and dismantling of lifts.

Article R4543-26

…method takes particular account of the documentation and information provided for in Article R. 134-31 of the French Construction and Housing Code.During all phases of dismantling a lift, the stabilit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Right to leave

Article D7121-36

To benefit from continuous annual leave, in application of article D. 7121-31, the employee must send the paid leave fund the certificates he has received from his employer or successive employers. Th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Composition

Article R2314-1

In the absence of stipulations in the agreement provided for in the third paragraph of article L. 2314-1, the number of members of the staff delegation of the social and economic committee provided fo…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XIIa: Taxes levied for the benefit of communities of communes and public establishments for inter-communal cooperation

Article 1609 quinquies C

…n of the proceeds of these taxes. I bis. - I is applicable to communities of communes which, before 31 December 2010, have opted, pursuant to the first sentence of the first paragraph of II in the wor…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 156 bis

…d of at least fifteen years from the date of their acquisition, including where this was prior to 1 January 2009.II. - The benefit of the provisions of Article 156 specific to buildings classified or…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Provisions specific to Saint Pierre and Miquelon.

Article R910-1

…R. 662-18, R. 670-1 to R. 670-7, and Title IX of Book VI;6° Articles R. 711-6, R. 711-18 à R. 711-31, R. 712-24, R. 713-31 to R. 713-63, D. 721-2 à R. 721-4 and R. 721-7 to R. 761-26 as well as the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Consumer rights

Article L224-25-15

…comply with his obligations under Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 and Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 on data processing, data files and individual liberties, where such failure results in…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-12-1

…processed by the French Anti-Doping Agency in accordance with the provisions of Law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information, files and freedoms, under conditions set by decree in the Cons…

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