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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Attachment

Article R222-21

…R. 222-18 ; 6° The designation of the court befor…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 2: Provisions relating to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

Article L442-1

The references to the Code Général des Collectivités Territoriales in Articles L. 422-3 to L. 422-8 and L. 422-11 to L. 422-15 are replaced, where applicable, by the provisions of the Code des Commune…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: SPECIFIC PROVISIONS FOR THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L734-2

…ght-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In their wording resulting from L. 131-1 law no. 2006-387 of 31 March 2006 L. 131-1-1 Act no. 2010-737 of 1 July 2010 L. 131-2 and L. 131-3 Act n…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking services providers

Article R775-1

…ht-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 511-1no. 2014-1315 of 3 November 2014R. 511-2No. 2017-1253 of 9 August 2017R. 511-2-1-1 with the exceptio…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: The guarantee fund.

Article R334-9-1

…he Mutual Code; d) When they carry out operations falling within the classes mentioned in 1, 2, 17, 18 and 16a of Article R. 211-2 of the Mutual Code, at least half of their contributions are paid by…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3152-4

…dance with the procedures provided for in 1° of this article, or the exemption provided for in b of 18° of article 81 of the same code, for those used in accordance with the procedures provided for in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4 : Smoothing or spreading devices

Article 75-0 A

1. The exceptional income of a farmer subject to a real taxation system may, by option, be attached, in equal fractions, to the results of the financial year in which it is realised and of the six fol…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Fire insurance.

Article L122-8

…as not complied with the obligations arising from articles L131-4, L131-8, L131-12, L131-14 to L131-18, L134-4 to L134-12, L135-2, L162-2, L163-4 to L163-6 of the new French Forestry Code, the insurer…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Health protection and the environment.

Article L1523-6

…V of Book IV of Part IV of the Labour Code shall be replaced by the reference to Article 134 of Law No. 52-1322 of 15 December 1952; 2° Article L. 1333-9 shall not apply; 3° The last paragraph of I of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Behaviour in the event of an accident or incident

Article R4141-19

When changing workstations or techniques, workers exposed to new risks or assigned to one of the tasks defined in article R. 4141-15 receive safety training on what to do in the event of an accident o…

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