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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Associate assistants.

Article D6152-539-4

…ick leave under articles R. 6152-521 to R. 6152-523, their payment is maintained for a period which may not exceed three months. This period may be extended to six months in the event of sick leave gr…

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In force

Article Annexe 4-7

…ction of tangible or intangible movable property, except in the case provided for in Article D. 514-17 of the Monetary and Financial Code.\n\t\t\t5\n\t\t\t\tWithdrawal of a lot, in the interest of the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L214-36

…II. - An undertaking for collective real estate investment 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
2 bis: Withholding of income tax at source

Article 119 quater

1. The withholding tax provided for in 1 of article 119 bis as well as the levy provided for in III of Article 125 A is not applicable to interest understood, for the application of this article, as i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5423-9

The following constitutes a breach subject to a financial penalty: 1° Failure by a marketing authorisation holder or a pharmaceutical company exploiting a medicinal product to constitute the safety st…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General provisions

Article L613-50

…ly, creditors in the order of priority of their claims. None of these security holders or creditors may incur losses greater than those they would have incurred in the context of a compulsory liquidat…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section 0I ter: Levy on sums paid by insurance and similar organisations in respect of insurance contracts in the event of death

Article 990 I

…ocuments to be produced by the bodies or companies concerned. 5. The contracts mentioned in this Ia may also provide that part of the premiums paid is allocated to the acquisition of rights which are…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Companies required to register

Article L123-37

…ments relating to this scheme referred to in articles L. 526-7 to L. 526-11 and L. 526-14 to L. 526-17. A Conseil d'Etat decree specifies the information and documents that must be registered or filed…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Pre-contractual information

Article L224-27

…with the model contractual summary annexed to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2243 of 17 December 2019. Suppliers shall complete this template with the information mentioned above. They…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition and management

Article L224-3

…le L. 214-164 of this code, in socially responsible companies within the meaning of article L. 3332-17-1 of the French Labour Code.The allocations used to gradually reduce the financial risks correspo…

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