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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Overseas application of the provisions of European Union law on monetary and financial matters

Article L712-8

The Minister responsible for the economy shall determine the conditions under which regulations or decisions relating to technical regulatory or implementation standards adopted by the European Commis…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of toxicovigilance

Article R1340-6

The information system for poison control and toxicovigilance centres includes all data relating to cases of poisoning and data relating to substances and mixtures. This system ensures the secure exch…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 16: Interventional cardiology imaging procedures

Article D6124-185-1

…isation guarantees, 24 hours a day, every day of the year: 1° For Rhythmology modality A, the presence on site or on call of a doctor specialising in cardiovascular medicine; 2° For Rhythmology modali…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Facilities for top-level athletes

Article L6222-40

The following changes have been made for top-level athletes: 1° Articles L. 6222-7 to L. 6222-10, relating to the duration of the contract; 2° And the second paragraph of article L. 6222-24, relating…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Appeals and disputes

Article R2316-9

A dispute relating to a decision of the administrative authority taken on the basis of article L. 2316-8 falls within the jurisdiction of the judicial court, which shall have final jurisdiction. The p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article D6523-14-6

…ending a training course run by the prison administration as part of the remuneration of trainees receive remuneration set at €0.53 per hour of training.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Voluntary sales of furniture by public auction.

Article R321-59

The renewal of the declaration provided for in Article L. 321-24 is accompanied by the documents mentioned in 6° and 7° of Article R. 321-58 and, in the event of a material change relating to the situ…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to the use of counterfoil receipt books

Article A37-26

Contraventions subject to the fixed fine procedure that are likely to lead to a reduction in driving licence points are recorded in a book made up of white sheets, with an orange box on the front page…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Buildings where the lowest floor of the last storey is more than eight metres above ground level

Article R4216-26

The staircases and lifts in the buildings referred to in article R. 4216-24 are: 1° Either enclosed in one-hour fireproof shafts with half-hour fireproof doors and, in the case of staircases, a smoke…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199 terdecies-0 A

I. 1° Taxpayers domiciled in France for tax purposes may benefit from a reduction in their income tax equal to 18% of payments made in respect of cash subscriptions made under the same conditions as t…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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