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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Insurance against technological disasters.

Article R128-4

When the amount of compensation paid to the victim under articles L. 128-1 to L. 128-3 : 1° Is less than 2,000 euros, in respect of damages other than those affecting a land motor vehicle;2° Is less t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Self-employed persons, members of the liberal professions and the self-employed.

Article L6331-50

…are paid to France Compétences, up to the ceiling provided for inArticle 46 of Law No. 2011-1977 of 28 December 2011 on the finances for 2012 in the case of the contribution provided for in 2° of Arti…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: The Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L785-9

…of 25 July 2013 L. 621-20-4 Law no. 2014-1545 of 20 December 2014 L. 621-20-6 Law no. 2017-1775 of 28 December 2017 L. 621-21, with the exception of II Law no. 2010-1249 of 22 October 2010 II.-For th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The decision of the departmental commission

Article A752-2

…for authorisation referred to in Article R. 752-44-3, a model of which is appended to the Order of 28 June 2019 setting the content of the application form for authorisation to draw up the certificat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Use of work and personal protection equipment.

Article R4535-6

…and R. 4323-18 ; 4° Rules for checking work equipment as set out in articles R. 4323-22 to R. 4323-28 ; 5° Special provisions applicable to work equipment used for lifting loads provided for in artic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Regional hospitals

Article D6141-15

…de Reims ;26° Centre hospitalier régional de Rennes ;27° Centre hospitalier régional de La Réunion ;28° Centre hospitalier régional de Rouen ;29° Centre hospitalier régional de Saint-Etienne ;30° Cent…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Turnover taxes and similar miscellaneous taxes

Article 1609 novovicies

…he development of access to sport, up to the ceiling set in I of Article 46 of Law No. 2011-1977 of 28 December 2011 on finance for 2012.The levy is payable when the event or events on which the game…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Categories of revenue

Article L2573-44

…"to 4° and 6°";2° A second paragraph is added as follows:"When the expenditure provided for in 27°, 28° and 29° of Article L. 2321-2 result in an increase in operating expenditure of more than 0.75% o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Tests of knowledge.

Article D4111-3

…f priority from among tenured teaching staff in general medicine governed by decree no. 2008-744 of 28 July 2008 laying down provisions relating to tenured and non-tenured university teaching staff in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Income tax

Article 204 H

…or equal to €8,165 and less than €11,333 24% Greater than or equal to €11,333 and less than €15,349 28% Greater than or equal to €15,349 and less than €24,094 33% Greater than or equal to €24,094 and…

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