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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Common provisions.

Article R4534-125

In application of the provisions of this sub-section and prior to the start of the work, the employer: 1° Shall have the necessary protective devices installed; 2° Shall inform the workers, by means o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Live working.

Article R4534-123

…4534-108 and R. 4534-110. If this is not possible, the instructions provided for in article R. 4534-125 specify the precautions to be taken to avoid such approaches, even if there are movement limiter…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Live working.

Article R4534-120

If it is not possible to use the measures provided for in article R. 4534-119, the instructions provided for in article R. 4534-125 require workers to wear insulating gloves made available to them by…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Live working.

Article R4534-121

…visible signs, such as placards, barriers or tape. The instructions provided for in Article R. 4534-125 specify the conditions under which this delimitation is carried out. In addition, the employer a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Acts of municipal authorities and litigation

Article L2573-12

…ided for in II and III. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 2131-1 Order no. 2021-1310 of 7 October 2021 L. 2131-2 Order no. 2021-1310 of 7 October 2021 L. 2131-3 Order no. 2021-1310 of 7 Octo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to sociétés d'exercice libéral.

Article R814-148

The company is exempt from the publication formalities provided for in articles R. 210-16 et seq.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
7: Provisions applicable to impatriates

Article 155 B

…ause with a view to combating tax fraud or evasion;b) Income mentioned in 2° and 3° of 2 of article 92 whose payment is made by a person established outside France in a State or territory that has con…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article D3142-14

The deadlines mentioned in article L. 3142-29, with a view to deferring an employee's departure on sabbatical leave, run from the date of submission of the request provided for in article D. 3142-19.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: National Sports Agency

Article L112-16

…jectives and specifies the public resources made available to it within a multi-year framework.By 1 January 2022 at the latest, the National Sports Agency will adopt a charter for the respect of the p…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 1693 quater B

I.-A person liable for the tax provided for in article 299 who is not subject to the simplified actual taxation scheme provided for in article 302 septies A not allowed to file its returns by calendar…

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