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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application.

Article L5212-1

…t they employ, in accordance with the procedures laid down by decree. Articles L. 5212-2 to L. 5212-17 apply to all employers with at least twenty employees, including public industrial and commercial…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6a: The equity savings plan for financing small and medium-sized enterprises and mid-cap companies

Article D221-113-5

…onditions defined in Articles 1, 3, 5 and 6 of Annex I to Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Credit for hours worked

Article R2123-5

…The duration of the credit of hours for one quarter is equal:1° To one hundred and forty hours for mayors of communes with at least 10,000 inhabitants and deputy mayors of communes with at least 30,0…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of the national health data system

Article R1461-5

…ional health data system under the provisions of Section 3 of Chapter III of Title II of Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978, in application of the provisions of II of Article L. 1461-3, are designated an…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia.

Article R940-1

…2021, with the exception of articles R. 721-7 to R. 722-6, R. 722-8, R. 722-9, R. 722-11 to R. 722-17, R. 723-4, R. 723-9 à R. 723-31.

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 7-10 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLES A. 762-2 TO A. 762-4 AND A. 762-9)

Article Annexe VII

…entified as optional, responses are mandatory to enable your request to be processed. The loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés grants you the right to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 7-10 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLES A. 762-2 TO A. 762-4 AND A. 762-9)

Article Annexe XI

…entified as optional, responses are mandatory to enable your request to be processed. The loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés grants you the right to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 8: Special provisions for non-trading property investment companies

Article L214-115

…cle L. 211-1. II. - A société civile de placement immobilier and the companies mentioned in 2° of I may not hold shares, units, financial rights or voting rights in an entity, regardless of its form,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Economic regime

Article 570

…ure referred to in 1° of article 302 F ter.III. - Any breach of the obligations set out in I and II may result in the withdrawal of authorisation, without prejudice to the legal provisions applicable…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Investment rules.

Article R214-32-27

I. - A general-purpose investment fund may use techniques and instruments relating to eligible financial securities and money market instruments, and in particular repurchase agreements and similar tr…

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