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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Proposal for redeployment leave

Article R1233-17

The employer informs and consults the social and economic committee on the conditions of implementation of the redeployment leave at the meetings provided for in articles L. 1233-8, in the event of re…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Preventing business difficulties, ad hoc mandates and conciliation procedures.

Article D611-9

The assistance that the State and its public establishments may lend to the groupings is requested by the latter after written agreement, formulated on a case-by-case basis, from the member companies…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PRINCIPLES

Article D1411-4

The lists may include fewer names than there are seats of titular members and substitutes to be filled. In the event of a tie, the seat goes to the list that has obtained the highest number of votes.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Help with professional integration

Article R5134-168

The fulfilment of the employer's commitments, particularly with regard to training, is examined by the authority issuing the decision to grant the aid at each annual deadline. In the event of non-comp…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Critical care

Article R6123-34-2

The paediatric critical care modality includes the following entries: 1° Referral intensive care and multi-purpose paediatric intensive care, and speciality intensive care where applicable; 2° Intensi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Interventional radiology activities

Article D6124-237

Protocols are drawn up by the medical staff mentioned in I of article D. 6124-235 to organise patient care with the doctors in charge of the inpatient units, the continuous monitoring unit, the intens…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for early access authorisation

Article R5121-68

…horised representative to file one, within a period determined by the Haute Autorité de santé which may not exceed a period set by decree, and the date on which the holder of the exploitation rights o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199 undecies A

…domiciled in France within the meaning of Article 4 B who invest in Guadeloupe, Guyana, Martinique, Mayotte, La Réunion, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, New Caledonia, French Polynesia, Saint-Martin, Saint-…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 quinquies D

…ial use for the needs of their business in the rural regeneration zones mentioned in Article 1465 A may, upon completion of the buildings, take exceptional depreciation equal to 25% of their cost pric…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4 : Smoothing or spreading devices

Article 75-0 C

…ovided for in this article is subject to compliance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1408/2013 of 18 December 2013 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the…

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