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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1-1: Single integration contract.

Article L5134-19-4

The President of the Departmental Council signs an annual agreement on objectives and resources with the State, prior to the granting of the subsidies for professional integration provided for in arti…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L121-4

…isions guaranteeing the democratic operation of the association, the transparency of its management and equal access for women and men to its governing bodies, as well as the signing of a contract of…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Technical operating conditions.

Article D6322-43

…e qualified doctors who are specialists or holders of a group II diploma in plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery ; 2° One or more qualified doctors who are specialists or holders of a group I…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
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…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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 Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Operational organisation of fire and rescue services (R)

Article R1424-47

The fire and rescue services may only intervene outside the boundaries of their department by decision:1° Of the prefect of their department, in particular in application of an interdepartmental agree…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Storage receipts

Article R522-24-4

…ehouse receipt, the creditor shall provide the following information: 1° Designation of the pledgor and the creditor: a) In the case of a natural person: surname, first names, date and place of birth,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Accounts, deposit of funds, controls and miscellaneous provisions

Article R814-58-4

…ions set out in paragraph 36 of Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic tr…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3152-4

…whole or in part:1° To contribute to the financing of retirement benefits which are of a collective and compulsory nature determined within the framework of one of the procedures mentioned inarticle L…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Time limits for acceptance

Article R2351-4

…in the following cases: 1° When additional information, necessary for the preparation of the tender and requested in good time by the economic operator, is not provided within the time limits laid dow…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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