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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Banking service providers

Article L775-10

…mn of the same table:Articles applicableIn their wording resulting fromL. 516-1 Law no. 2023-171 of 9 March 2023 containing various provisions adapting to European Union law in the fields of the econo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Determination of salary.

Article L7422-5

…2-3. To this rate must be added 1° Where applicable, the increases provided for in articles L. 7422-9 and L. 7422-10 ; 2° The workshop costs and ancillary costs provided for in article L. 7422-11.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Certification and publication of the accounts of trade unions and professional employers' organisations

Article D2135-2

…s or employers mentioned in Article L. 2135-1 whose resources within the meaning of Article D. 2135-9 exceed 230,000 euros at the close of a financial year include a balance sheet, an income statement…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IX: Overseas provisions.

Article R920-2

…code in the Department of Mayotte, the terms listed below are replaced as follows:1° to 8° Repealed;9° "préfet" or "sous-préfet" by "représentant de l'Etat à Mayotte";10° "chambre de commerce et d'ind…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of departmental mandates

Article R3123-8-1

…heir term of office, persons who have held one of the elective offices mentioned in article L. 3123-9-2 benefit from the end-of-mandate differential allowance, subject to meeting the conditions set ou…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of regional mandates

Article R4135-8-1

…heir term of office, persons who have held one of the elective offices mentioned in Article L. 4135-9-2 benefit from the end-of-mandate differential allowance, subject to meeting the conditions set ou…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Determination of taxable income

Article 73 E

…summary of their profit and loss account. To determine the profit, the system defined in articles 39 duodecies et seq. is applied. If the taxpayers do not produce these declarations or information or…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation

Article D211-39

The Board of Directors comprises :1° Seven representatives of the State:a) The Director of Sport and two other representatives of the Minister for Sport;b) A representative of the Minister for the Sea…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXI bis: Protection of persons benefiting from exemptions or reductions in penalties for having prevented the commission of offences, for having stopped or mitigated the damage caused by an offence, or for having identified the perpetrators or accomplices of offences

Article 706-63-1

The persons mentioned in Article 132-78 of the Penal Code shall, where necessary, be subject to protection designed to ensure their safety. They may also benefit from measures designed to ensure their…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Research on the human embryo, human embryonic stem cells and human induced pluripotent stem cells

Article L2163-6

As stated in Article 511-19 of the Criminal Code, reproduced below:Art. 511-19.-I.-The fact of carrying out a study or research on the human embryo:1° Without having first obtained the written consent…

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