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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Public policy.

Article L3133-8

Work performed during the Solidarity Day, up to a maximum of seven hours, does not give rise to remuneration: 1° For employees paid on a monthly basis, within this seven-hour limit ; 2° For employees…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Common provisions

Article 1741 A

The tax offences commission provided for in article L. 228 of the Book of Tax Procedures is composed, under the chairmanship of a State Councillor, active or honorary, elected by the General Assembly…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services for portfolio management companies authorised in France

Article R532-24

…in order to manage an authorised UCITS or provide investment services in accordance with Directive 2009/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009, must first notify the AMF…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Cosmetic products.

Article L5431-9

Failure by the responsible person, as defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009, to provide the Agence nationale de sécurit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Absence due to illness or accident

Article D1226-3

For each period of absence from work, the compensation periods run from the first day of absence if the absence is due to an accident at work or an occupational disease, excluding commuting accidents.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking transactions, payment services, issuance and management of electronic money

Article R754-1

…ht-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 312-1no. 2018-229 of 30 March 2018R. 312-1-2no. 2018-970 of 8 November 2018R. 312-4-1n° 2013-931 of 17 Oc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 9: Interventional activity under medical imaging in neuroradiology

Article R6123-109

Authorisation may only be granted if the holder has a vascular neurology intensive care unit, as referred to in article R. 6123-34-1, on site twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, and an intensi…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: The National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-36

…president of the chamber may waive the application of the penalties provided for in articles R. 411-29, R. 411-30 and R. 411-32.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Prevention plan.

Article R4512-11

…the search for and identification of asbestos-containing materials provided for in articles R. 1334-29-4 to R. 1334-29-6 of the Public Health Code andarticle R. 126-10 of the Building and Housing Code…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title V: Provisions common to Titles I to IIIa

Article 1649

…ecessary adaptation measures.Decrees in the Conseil d'Etat will set the conditions under which laws no. 73-1229 of 31 December 1973, no. 75-678 of 29 July 1975 and no. 77-616 of 16 June 1977 relating…

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