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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Commercial agents.

Article L134-16

…m the provisions of the second paragraph of article L. 134-9, the first paragraph of article L. 134-10, the articles L. 134-12 and L. 134-13 and the third paragraph of Article L. 134-14.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Urban solidarity and social cohesion grant.

Article L2334-16

…m the allocation provided for in article L. 2334-15 :1° The first two-thirds of municipalities with 10,000 inhabitants or more, classified, each year, according to a synthetic index of resources and c…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Professional liability

Article L211-16

…without prejudice to his right of recourse against the service provider.However, the professional may be exonerated from all or part of his liability by proving that the damage is attributable eithe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to portfolio management companies

Article L533-22-2-3

For the application of articles L. 1226-15, L. 1234-9, L. 1235-3, L. 1235-3-1, L. 1235-11 and L. 1235-16 of the Labour Code, the determination of the indemnity payable by the employer does not take in…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article 129

…terms that he or she shall determine.The judge who must make a preliminary attempt at conciliation may order the parties to meet with a court conciliator who will inform them of the purpose and progr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VI: Committee on abuse of tax law

Article 1653 D

…ing the Chairman shall be made available to the members of the Committee.No member of the Committee may deliberate on a matter in which he himself or, where applicable, a legal entity within which he…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Monitoring exposure to occupational risk factors

Article L4163-16

I.-Under conditions defined by decree, the management bodies mentioned in article L. 4163-14 of this Code and, for the companies and establishments mentioned in articles L. 722-20 and L. 722-24 of the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Income from securities issued outside France and similar income

Article 120

…s are subject to the same tax treatment as the sums or securities referred to in 6° of the article 112.The following are not considered as contributions for the application of this provision:a. Reserv…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Overall operating grant

Article L2113-22-2

…councils following their creation, new municipalities whose creation order has been issued as of 2 January 2022 benefit, in respect of each of the parts of the special allocation provided for in arti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tests to verify knowledge

Article R4221-12

The skills consolidation course provided for in the penultimate paragraph of article L. 4221-12 is completed on a full-time basis, in a host structure listed in the order referred to in article R. 422…

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