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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Costs of proceedings.

Article R663-43

The Caisse des dépôts et consignations is responsible for the administrative, accounting and financial management of the fund. In this capacity, it is responsible for: 1° Carrying out deductions from…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Materials in contact with water

Article R1321-49

…of withdrawal from the resource to the points of compliance defined in article R. 1321-5, materials and objects that come into contact with water intended for human consumption that comply with the pr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Materials in contact with water

Article R1321-48

I.-Materials and products placed on the market and intended for production, distribution and packaging installations which come into contact with water intended for human consumption must comply with…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Informing the authorities about risk prevention

Article R4411-45

…or regional technicians of the regional directorates for companies, competition, consumption, work and employment, to the consultant engineers of the occupational health and retirement insurance fund…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Measures to combat specific risks

Article L3135-4

Notwithstanding 4° of article L. 4211-1, in the event of a nuclear accident or terrorist act constituting a serious health threat requiring them to be dispensed or distributed as a matter of urgency,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Agreements to prevent the effects of exposure to certain occupational risk factors

Article L4162-4

…earnings, within the meaning of the first paragraph of article L. 242-1 of the Social Security Code and the first paragraph of article L. 741-10 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, paid to the emp…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Election of Commercial Court Judges.

Article L723-4

…udge of a commercial court:1° Who are registered on the electoral rolls of the chambers of commerce and industry or the chambers of trades and crafts drawn up within the jurisdiction of the commercial…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2a: Special provisions for certain new companies

Article 44 sexies

I. Companies subject by right or by option to an actual system of taxation of their results and which carry on an industrial, commercial or craft activity within the meaning of article 34 are exempt f…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2k: Companies located in priority development zones

Article 44 septdecies

…In the priority development zones defined in II, companies that are created between 1 January 2019 and 31 December 2023 and that carry out an industrial, commercial or craft activity within the meani…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2i: Companies located in rural regeneration areas

Article 44 quindecies

…areas mentioned in article 1465 A, businesses that are created or taken over between 1 January 2011 and 31 December 2023, subject by right or by option to an actual taxation system for their results a…

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