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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Reimbursement of disability-related expenses

Article R7125-28

Assembly members with disabilities referred to in the second paragraph of Article L. 7125-22 and covered by the provisions of Articles L. 5213-1 and L. 5213-2 of the Labour Code or who may claim the b…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Group Medical Committee

Article D6132-9-10

…social security. This allowance is subject to the supplementary pension scheme instituted by decree no. 70-1277 of 23 December 1970, as amended, creating a supplementary social insurance pension schem…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: National medical biology commission

Article R6213-15

…ing the requests mentioned in articles L. 6213-2 and L. 6213-2-1 as well as V of article 9 of order no. 2010-49 of 13 January 2010 relating to medical biology.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Special schemes and exemptions

Article 995

…contrats de garantie souscrits auprès des entreprises d'assurances en application de l'article L. 214-174 of the Monetary and Financial Code and Article 9, as amended, of Decree No. 89-158 of 9 March…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Expenditure

Article L3664-1

…tions and social security contributions;6° Under the conditions provided for in article 88-1 of law no. 84-53 of 26 January 1984 on statutory provisions relating to the local civil service, expenditur…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Refusal to renew.

Article L145-18

…building, subject to paying the evicted tenant the eviction compensation provided for in article L. 145-14. The same applies to carrying out work requiring the evacuation of premises included in a sec…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L526-17

In the cases provided for in Articles L. 526-14 and L. 526-15, the funds of electronic money holders collected by an electronic money institution are returned to the holders or transferred to a credit…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Recommendations sent to subscribers

Article R331-12

…sual and Digital Communications Regulatory Authority) designated pursuant to IV of article 4 of law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 on freedom of communication is informed of new facts likely to cons…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Tax penalties

Article 1798 bis

…benefit from the exemptions from excise duty on alcohol provided for in Articles L. 313-7 to L. 313-14 of the same code or who trade in the denatured alcohols mentioned in its article L. 313-7;6° Fail…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Equity securities.

Article R228-52

…e L. 233-3; 13° The unamortised amount, at the time of issue, of debt securities previously issued; 14° In the case of securities convertible into shares, the deadline or deadlines for exercising the…

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