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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L1521-4

For the application of this Part to Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin and in the absence of any specific mention of one or other of these collectivities :1° The powers devolved to the Prefect, in the…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: More favourable balance sheet

Article R2211-4

…of carrying out the project, the purchaser shall carry out an overall assessment of the advantages and disadvantages of using a partnership contract, taking into account in particular: 1° The extent…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: General health administration.

Article L1524-4

…cine Agency established in Chapter VIII of Title I of Book IV of this Part shall exercise in Wallis and Futuna the powers conferred upon it by Title II of Book V of this Part and Title II of Book IV o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Operational preparation for employment

Article L6326-4

…or by the competent skills operator, the State or Pôle emploi, after deduction of the financial aid and exemptions from social security contributions from which the employer benefits under the contrac…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Organisation of food vigilance

Article R1323-4

…il:1° Health professionals who accept ;2° The Directorate-General for Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control, the Directorate-General for Food and the Directorate-General for Health;3° Produc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Supervision of spa establishments.

Article R1322-47

…the measures to be taken with regard to : 1° The hygiene of toilets, baths, showers, swimming pools and, in general, all premises used for water management; 2° The free use of water; 3° The exclusion…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2 octies : Activities created in defence restructuring zones

Article 44 terdecies

…income tax or corporation tax on profits from activities located in the defence restructuring zone and made until the end of the fifty-ninth month following the start of activity in this zone.The ben…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2 septies : Companies located in employment areas to be revitalised

Article 44 duodecies

I. - Taxpayers who create activities between 1 January 2007 and 31 December 2023 in the employment areas to be redynamised defined in 3 bis of article 42 of law no. 95-115 of 4 February 1995 on region…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2 undecies: Companies located in dynamic urban areas

Article 44 sexdecies

…the urban areas to be revitalised defined in II, companies that are created between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2023 and, when they are located in the communes mentioned in the sixth paragraph of…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 1: Securities admitted to trading on a regulated market or a multilateral trading facility

Article R233-4

Until the forced sale is carried out, the debtor may indicate to the garnishee the order in which the securities are to be sold. If the debtor fails to do so, their choice may not be challenged.

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