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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Training for those involved in collective bargaining

Article R2212-2

…es.III. - The Institute's annual activity report referred to inArticle 8 of Decree No. 2005-1555 of 13 December 2005 , as amended, relating to the Institut national du travail, de l'emploi et de la fo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Reporting serious adverse events associated with healthcare

Article R1413-68

…t to the Director General of the Regional Health Agency using the form provided for in article R. 1413-70. A healthcare professional who informs the legal representative of the healthcare establishmen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation of work

Article D1432-41

…craftsmen, shopkeepers and the liberal professions;12° One representative of farmers' trade unions;13° A representative of associations working to combat insecurity;14° One representative of the Mutu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement and services of the statutory auditor

Article R823-14

…edure does not apply if the parties agree to exceed the limits set in Articles R. 823-12 and R. 823-13.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduced rate

Article 278 sexies

…Housing Code; 12° "Association foncière logement" means the association referred to in Article L. 313-34 of the same code; II. II - In the social rental housing sector, the reduced rates of value add…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VIII bis: Exemption for capital gains realised on the sale of a sole proprietorship or a complete branch of activity

Article 238 quindecies

…nds covered by article L. 214-37 of the Monetary and Financial Code as it read prior to Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 amending the legal framework for asset management, professional private equit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-26

…f a reservation is not sufficient to enable the user of the accounts to make an informed judgement. 13. When the statutory auditor specifies the reasons for refusing to certify on the grounds of disag…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
23°: Tax credit for energy transition

Article 200 quater A

…in Articles L. 241-3, L. 241-3-1 or L. 241-3-2 of the same code, as it stood prior to Law no. 2016-1321 of 7 October 2016 for a Digital Republic; > 3° Or suffers a loss of autonomy resulting in class…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Dotation d'équipement des territoires ruraux (rural amenities grant)

Article L2334-37

…n amount in excess of €100,000.The committee is not set up in the territorial collectivity of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.The committee is made up of representatives of the local authorities and the regi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: The Town Council

Article L2573-5

…OVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 2121-1 la loi n° 2019-1461 du 27 décembre 2019 L. 2121-2 la loi n° 2013-403 du 17 mai 2013 L. 2121-2-1 law no. 2019-1461 of 27 December 2019 L. 2121-3 to L. 2121-6 la lo…

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