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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions specific to the Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L632-9

Where the activities of a trading platform referred to in Article L. 420-1 that has installed access arrangements in another Member State of the European Union or in another State party to the Agreeme…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Documents to be given to the employee

Article R1221-9

…deemed to have been met if the employee has a written contract of employment, together with an indication of the body to which the declaration is addressed.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Work involving exposure to dangerous chemical agents

Article D4152-9

It is forbidden to employ pregnant or breast-feeding women in the following work and to allow them to work on a regular basis in the premises assigned to this work: 1° Preparation and packaging of thi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Public territorial establishments

Article L5219-9-1

Each territorial council is made up of a number of councillors determined pursuant to III and IV of article L. 5211-6-1.In each commune, the metropolitan councillor or councillors of the commune are d…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Property wealth tax

Article 978

…payer may deduct from the tax on real estate wealth, up to a limit of €50,000, 75% of the amount of cash donations and full ownership donations of company securities admitted to trading on a French or…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Transport, searches and seizures

Article 96

…nd the rights of the defence are respected. The provisions of Articles 56 and 56-1 to 56-5 are applicable to searches carried out by the investigating judge.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Proceedings with compulsory representation.

Article 905

…r seised, of his own motion or at the request of a party, shall fix the days and times on which the case will be called at short notice on the day indicated, where the appeal:1° Appears to be of an ur…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 5: Rights of registered persons and access to information

Article A123-97

The personal data referred to in Article R. 123-222 shall be kept until the end of the fifth year following the death of the person concerned. After this period, the data is kept in the form of an int…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 5: Rights of registered persons and access to information

Article A123-96

…efined in 1° of article L. 100-3 of the code des relations entre le public et l'administration, for canvassing purposes.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 5: Rights of registered persons and access to information

Article A123-90

…y contacting the Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques. The right of rectification provided for by article 49 of the same law may be exercised by contacting the Institut nation…

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