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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Chiropodists.

Article L4322-10

In each region, a regional or inter-regional council of the Order of chiropodists represents the profession in the region. Its head office is located in the department in which the regional health age…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Property tax on built-up properties

Article 1391 B ter

I. - Taxpayers whose income does not exceed the amount stipulated in II of article 1417, a rebate equal to the fraction of the contribution exceeding 50% of the total amount of their income defined in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Suspension and cancellation of financial instruments

Article L420-10

I. - The operator of a trading venue may suspend or delist a financial instrument from trading for a specified period of time if the instrument or the conditions under which it is traded no longer com…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Open-ended inclusion contracts

Article D5132-10-17

An entreprise de travail temporaire d'insertion may enter into open-ended contracts as referred to in article D. 5132-10-15 up to 20% of the number of full-time jobs for integration set out in the agr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title IV: Other service providers

Article D54-10-6

To obtain the authorisation referred to in Article L. 54-10-5, applicants must send the AMF a complete file containing the following information: I.-General information, in particular: 1° Its name or…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership

Article L22-10-64

Companies must declare to the Autorité des marchés financiers the transactions they intend to carry out pursuant to the provisions of article L. 22-10-62. This declaration is deemed to have been made…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership

Article L22-10-58

…year, the first allocation authorised by a General Meeting after the date of publication of the loi n° 2008-1258 du 3 décembre 2008 en faveur des revenus du travail may only take place if the companie…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: The jury

Article R212-10-5

The jury :1° Validates the certification tests conducted :- either by its members ;- or by the experts mentioned in R. 212-10-1 ;- or by the training organisation, when the certification tests are del…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
6°: Borrowings issued in France by international organisations

Article 131 ter A

Interest, arrears and all other proceeds from loans issued in France by international organisations are exempt from the withholding tax defined in 1 of Article 119 bis and the levy provided for in I o…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Acquisition of French nationality by declaration of nationality

Article 21-13-2

French nationality may be claimed at the age of majority, by declaration made to the administrative authority pursuant to articles 26 to 26-5, persons who have been habitually resident on French terri…

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