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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Cosmetic products

Article R5431-2

The making available on the market, by a distributor as defined in e of paragraph 1 of Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on co…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 8: Public policy provisions

Article L314-26

The provisions of Chapter II and III and sections 2 to 7 of this chapter are of public order.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Departmental investment harmonisation conference (R)

Article D3441-2

Articles D. 3142-2 to D. 3142-5 are applicable to the overseas departments.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Commitments giving rise to a diversification provision

Article A134-2

…article R. 343-3 is established for each allocation sub-account. Its amount is equal to the difference, when positive, between the present value of the guarantees covered by 2° of article L. 134-1 and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Social and tax arrangements for profit-sharing.

Article L3325-2

Sums allocated in accordance with Article L. 3323-2 are exempt from income tax.Income from sums allocated by way of profit-sharing and used for the same purpose is exempt under the same conditions. Th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: AIF marketing and pre-marketing procedures.

Article D214-32-2

Pursuant to the second paragraph of II of Article L. 214-24-1, the marketing in France, with passport, to professional clients, of units or shares of third-country AIFs or feeder AIFs which do not mee…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L4311-2

…nd the amount of the grant. The individualisation of appropriations or the list drawn up in accordance with 2° is equivalent to a decision to award the grants in question.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Opening and operating conditions

Article L6222-2

The Director General of the Regional Health Agency may object to the opening of a medical biology laboratory or a site of a medical biology laboratory, where this would have the effect of increasing t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 9: Sociétés anonymes à participation ouvrière.

Article L225-270

…y provisions to the contrary. However, the implementation of this decision is subject to the existence of a collective company agreement concluded with one or more representative employee trade union…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to agricultural products and foodstuffs

Article L443-2

…r fishery and aquaculture products, included on a list established by decree, a distributor or service provider may only benefit from discounts, rebates and refunds or provide for payment for services…

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