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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter V: Attachment of assets placed in a safe deposit box

Article R525-2

…e writ of attachment provided for in Article…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Ia: Territoriality

Article 259 C

…ese services takes place in France:1° The supply of services other than those mentioned in articles 259 A, with the exception of those mentioned in c of 1° and 259 D when they are supplied to persons…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Respective responsibilities of the State and the region

Article L4383-2

…rs responsible for health and higher education, who shall first obtain a proposal from the region ; 2° For other training courses, by order of the Minister for Health, who sets this number on the basi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L5224-2

Failure to comply with the provisions of article L. 5222-1 is punishable by three years' imprisonment and a fine of 45,000 euros. The court may also impose the following additional penalties: 1° A ban…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Scope of the tax

Article 208 quinquies

…within five years of the establishment of one of the zones provided for in Article 1 of Ordinance no. 86-1113 of 15 October 1986, set up to operate a business there, are exempt from this tax on prof…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Clearing houses

Article L440-2

…neither a member of the European Union nor a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area; 2. Credit institutions and investment firms having their registered office or, in the absence of a r…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to the statutes of professional leagues

Article R132-2

…e contract of association. The members of the professional league referred to in 1° of article R. 132-1 are the associations affiliated to the federation and the companies they have set up pursuant to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Fate of preserved gametes and germ tissue

Article R2141-22

A practitioner meeting the criteria mentioned in articles R. 2142-10 and R. 2142-11 working in a medical biology laboratory authorised for the activities mentioned in c and d of 2° of article R. 2142-…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Apprenticeship agreements with legal entities governed by public law

Article D6271-2

…luded, at the start of or during the contract, between the public employer mentioned in article L. 6227-1, the other public employer or the company hosting the apprentice. It must specify 1° The durat…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Other provisions.

Article R662-1-2

The precautionary measures mentioned in articles L. 621-2, L. 631-10-1and L. 651-4 are implemented at the initiative of the judicial administrator, the mandataire judiciaire or, where applicable, the…

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