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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Economic redundancies in the context of safeguarding, reorganisation or compulsory liquidation.

Article L1233-58

…on payable by the employer, which may not be less than the last six months' salary. Article L. 1235-16 does not apply. In the event of annulment of a validation decision referred to in article L. 1233…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition of the solvency margin

Article R385-1

…contrôle prudentiel et de résolution ;2° The guarantee fund reserve provided for in article R. 423-16, up to the amount of the contribution paid by the company and not used by the fund;3° The reserve…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement

Article A823-1

…gagement; the reminder of the obligation to communicate with the bodies mentioned in Article L. 823-16 of the French Commercial Code; the fee budget for the statutory audit engagement and other engage…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Provisions specific to sociétés en commandite par actions (partnerships limited by shares)

Article R22-10-40

…y company controlled by it or which controls it, within the meaning of II and III of Article L. 233-16, and corresponding to items of remuneration, compensation or benefits due or likely to be due as…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Common provisions.

Article D711-70-1

In the following provisions: - "employer" means the president of the regional chamber of commerce and industry or the president of CCI France, if the director general concerned is that of CCI France;…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Economic rights

Article L122-5

When the work has been disclosed, the author may not prohibit:1° Private and free representations made exclusively within a family circle;2° Copies or reproductions made from a lawful source and stric…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Exploitation of works by providers of online content-sharing services

Article L137-2

…17 of 6 January 1978 on Data Processing, Data Files and Individual Liberties and Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal d…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 duodecies A

1. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS CONCLUDED UP TO 31 DECEMBER 1995. The capital gain realised on the transfer of a leasing contract entered into under the conditions provided for in 1 and 2 of Art…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
a: Micro-enterprise scheme

Article 50-0

…Taxpayers who carry out an occult activity within the meaning of the second paragraph of article L. 169 of the tax procedures book.j) Taxpayers who receive income from a real estate investment fund ta…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Local semi-public companies

Article L1862-1

I.-The provisions of Title II of Book V of Part One mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, insofar as they apply to communes and their groupings, are applicable to semi-public companies…

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