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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board

Article R22-10-18

…ond paragraph of III of Article L. 22-10-26, the procedural conditions under which such derogations may be applied and the elements of the policy from which derogations may be made. II. II -The remune…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Pre-contractual information

Article L224-3

…ed for in article L. 122-1 of the Energy Code and the methods of contentious settlement of disputes;16° The conditions provided for in article L. 124-1 of the Energy Code to benefit from the energy ch…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R444-2

…of the emoluments and fees received by the professionals of a profession, in respect of a tax year; 16° "Profit rate of the profession": the ratio between the profit and turnover of the profession ref…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Pay slip

Article R3243-1

…n 13°; 15° Mention of the section dedicated to the pay slip on the www. service-public. fr portal ; 16° In the case of partial activity: a) The number of hours compensated; b) The rate applied to calc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Organisation and administration

Article R6133-26

…ppointment and dismissal of the director and his deputy;15° The conditions under which the director may be awarded the mission allowances defined in article R. 6133-29 ;16° The application for certifi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Departmental commercial development commissions.

Article L751-2

…e project is to be implemented and in neighbouring municipalities where these exist. It informs the mayors of the municipalities bordering on the municipality in which the site is located, as soon as…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Cosmetic products.

Article L5431-2

…smitting the information referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 13 and paragraph 3 of Article 16 of the same Regulation; 3° For the person responsible for placing a cosmetic product on the marke…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Buildings financed by state-subsidised loans

Article 1384 A

…entioned in 1° of B of II of the same article 278 sexies. In Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte and La Réunion, the exemption applies to the construction of new homes for rental purposes a…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L444-2

…as well as in the references to the obligation to leave French territory; 3° The references to the mayor are replaced by the reference to the chef de circonscription; 4° In article L. 411-1, 6° is de…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L364-2

For the application of this book in the Wallis and Futuna Islands: 1° References to the mayor of the commune and to the mayor are replaced by the reference to the district chief; 2° With the exception…

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