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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Agreements relating to unemployment insurance.

Article L5422-20-1

Prior to the negotiation of the agreement referred to in article L. 5422-20 whose approval is coming to an end, or the negotiation of the agreement referred to in article L. 5422-25, and after consult…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Partial contribution of assets

Article R236-19

I.-Where the first paragraph of Article L. 236-27 is applied, the draft partial asset contribution agreement shall contain the information referred to in Article R. 236-1, with the exception of the in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and supervision of the profession

Article R821-76

Where the audit concerns the certification of consolidated accounts, the statutory auditor shall make available to the auditors the relevant documentation that he keeps on the audits that have been ca…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Exemptions from social security contributions

Article R5141-7

The following are eligible for exemption from contributions and entitlement to benefits under Articles L. 161-1-1 and L. 161-24 of the Social Security Code: 1° Persons deprived of employment receiving…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Care of prisoners

Article R6111-32

The public health establishment designated in application of article R. 6111-27 provides care in the prison environment and, where applicable, in hospital, to prisoners whose condition does not requir…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Criminal provisions

Article L1419-1

The provisions of articles L. 1454-7, L. 1454-9 and L. 1454-10 are applicable to the persons mentioned in the second paragraph of article L. 1414-4. The provisions of the following paragraphs of this…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Scope of the insurance obligation.

Article R211-4

The contracts provided for in article L. 211-1 must specify the characteristics of trailers whose addition to a land motor vehicle does not constitute, within the meaning of articles L. 113-4 and L. 1…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Cross-border processing

Article L236-52

By way of derogation from Articles L. 223-30 and L. 225-97, the decision on cross-border conversion is taken by the general meeting of shareholders under the conditions required for amending the Artic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Administrative penalties

Article L6241-3

Failure to comply with the provisions of articles L. 6211-8 and L. 6211-9, when it results in unjustified expenditure for a health insurance organisation, is sanctioned by the penalties provided for i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Common provisions and shareholdings

Article L764-14

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same tabl…

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