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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Adoption leave.

Article L1225-46

…view to adopting a child, he or she goes abroad to a collectivity governed by Article 73 or Article 74 of the Constitution or to New Caledonia, from a metropolitan department, another collectivity gov…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Crédit maritime mutuel.

Article R512-27

The following natural persons may be members of the regional caisses de crédit maritime mutuel or unions pursuant to 1° of article L. 512-74 : 1° Fishermen who practise sea fishing as their main profe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Administration of establishments in the network of chambers of commerce and industry.

Article R712-11

…s concerning the acquisition, construction, alienation or exchange of buildings or deciding on a lease of more than eighteen years; 2° Deliberations to top up the budget of a territorial chamber of co…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to the various companies.

Article R743-73

The liquidator is appointed in accordance with the Articles of Association, except in the two cases provided for in Article R. 743-72, and in the cases provided for in Article R. 743-74. Failing this,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article R1221-23

…he Minister responsible for local and regional authorities, as follows: 1° Three local elected representatives who are members of the national council for the training of local elected representatives…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 195

…children in their exclusive, main or deemed equally shared parental care, is divided by 1.5 when these taxpayers:a. Live alone and have one or more children who have reached the age of majority or who…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Investigation, authorisation, refusal, renewal

Article D5121-74-1-1

I.- The maximum value of the period referred to in the second paragraph of II of article L. 5121-12-1 is set at twelve months from the date on which the authorisation referred to in this article is gr…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Approved federations

Article L131-13-1

In the collectivities governed by articles 73 and 74 of the Constitution and in New Caledonia, the statutes mentioned in I ofarticle L. 131-8 of the present code may permit the affiliation of any leag…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article R612-42

…refrom to anyone, unless the patent application has been rejected or withdrawn or the patent has ceased to have effect; 2° Not to use the crop or a crop derived therefrom other than for experimental p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Drawing up and auditing the accounts of the social and economic committee

Article R2315-43

…itation by the statutory auditor to convene a meeting of the social and economic committee in the cases provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 2315-74 is sent to the employer by any means…

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