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French General Tax CodeIn force
2 nonies: Businesses located in business tax-free zones in overseas departments

Article 44 quaterdecies

…II or III when these businesses meet the following conditions:1° They employ fewer than two hundred and fifty employees and have annual sales of less than €50 million;2° The main activity of the busin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Conditions for entry into or exit from national territory of elements or products of the human body referred to in Article R. 1245-1, for therapeutic purposes

Article R1245-4

…body mentioned in article R. 1245-1, shall not disclose any information that would enable the donor and recipient to be identified. They shall ensure compliance with the provisions of article R. 1245-…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Other activities of establishments

Article R1222-41

Medical biology examinations carried out by the Etablissement Français du Sang and the Armed Forces Blood Transfusion Centre, in particular "recipient" immuno-haematology examinations and complex immu…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions relating to the use of a liability management structure

Article L311-41

I.-For the persons mentioned in 1°, 2° and 4° to 6° of Article L. 311-1 subject to a resolution procedure, the resolution college may decide to use one or more liability management structures to which…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L6211-4

The Chambers of Commerce and Industry, the Chambers of Trades and Crafts and the Chambers of Agriculture exercise their powers in respect of apprenticeships within the framework of this Book. They par…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Rules of jurisdiction and procedure

Article D49-41-2

If he confirms an order refusing to grant leave to go out, an authorisation to go out under escort or a reduced sentence, the president of the enforcement division of the court of appeal may, in a rea…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Insurance for farmers against private accidents, accidents at work and occupational diseases.

Article L442-4

As stated in article L. 752-13 of the French Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, persons subject to the compulsory insurance scheme for farmers against private accidents, accidents at work and occupation…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Cost control of contracts awarded by the State and its public establishments

Article L2396-4

Holders and, under conditions set by regulation, companies related to them and their sub-contractors, are obliged to allow and facilitate any documentary or on-site verification of the accuracy of the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Specific powers of the Paris Judicial Court and the Financial Public Prosecutor

Article 705-4

The public prosecutor at the Paris court of appeal leads and coordinates, in consultation with the other public prosecutors, the conduct of public action policy for the application of Article 705.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions specific to the départements of Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin.

Article L3134-4

…employees may not be employed on the first day of Christmas, Easter or Pentecost.On other Sundays and public holidays, they may not work for more than five hours.By means of legally binding statutes…

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