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

Article L1251-58-5

…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 by a tempora…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Compensation procedures.

Article L211-12

…s received from the insurer for the same head of loss and within the limits provided for in article 31 of law no. 85-677 of 5 July 1985. They must take action within two years of the claim for payment…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 231-28

Cinema operators may submit an application for a first classification in year n+1 in the following cases:1° Opening of the cinema between 1st January and 31st December of year n-1;2° Refusal to classi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Financial provisions

Article L2513-7

…he Bouches-du-Rhône department and the city of Marseille.From 2014, the amount of this contribution may not be less than the difference, if positive, between the resources allocated to the Bouches-du-…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Establishment in France of persons authorised to conduct voluntary sales of furniture by public auction in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

Article R321-65

…ttestation of competence or evidence of formal qualifications as defined in Article 11 of Directive 2005/36/EC of 7 September 2005, as amended, referred to above, provided:1° Either this attestation o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers and penalties

Article R784-18

…able articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 621-30-1n° 2017-1253 of 9 August 2017R. 621-31No. 2022-110 of 1 February 2022R. 621-32 and R. 621-33n° 2012-100 of 26 January 2012R. 621-34n° 20…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers and penalties

Article R782-23

…able articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 621-30-1n° 2017-1253 of 9 August 2017R. 621-31No. 2022-110 of 1 February 2022R. 621-32 and R. 621-33n° 2012-100 of 26 January 2012R. 621-34n° 20…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers and penalties

Article R783-23

…able articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 621-30-1n° 2017-1253 of 9 August 2017R. 621-31No. 2022-110 of 1 February 2022R. 621-32 and R. 621-33n° 2012-100 of 26 January 2012R. 621-34n° 20…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 octies E

…eferred to in the second paragraph of Article L. 223-1 of the Commercial Code subject to income tax may set aside a provision for investment in respect of financial years closed before 1 January 2010.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Speech therapists.

Article L4341-5

Persons who, before 31 December 1973, obtained one of the qualifications listed by order of the ministers responsible for higher education, health and social security, and who ceased to be issued on o…

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