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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Acts relating mainly to contracts and agreements connected with economic activity

Article A444-160

Compensation settlements in the event of expropriation for reasons of public utility (numbers 161 to 163 of table 5) give rise to the collection of a proportional fee:1° Before expropriation is pronou…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Judicial police officers

Article 16-1

…notified of the decision to refuse, suspend or withdraw authorisation, the judicial police officer may ask the public prosecutor to withdraw the decision. The public prosecutor must give a ruling wit…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Employee savings funds

Article L214-163

…is sub-section.II. - Company mutual funds and employee shareholding open-ended investment companies may have sub-funds, under conditions specified by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Occupational health

Article R1432-161

…ency director. He/she works in the agency under the conditions laid down by decree no. 82-453 of 28 May 1982 on health and safety at work and medical prevention in the civil service. At the initiative…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Exemptions granted by the labour inspector

Article R4228-16

…ed for in this section or, for disabled workers, in accordance with Article R. 4225-7, the employer may ask the Labour Inspector to exempt him from some of these obligations.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article L356-16

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, in its capacity as group supervisor, may impose a capital add-on to the group Solvency Capital Requirement where it considers that the risk profil…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Administrative tax commissions and tax abuse committee

Article 1653 F

…the administrative jurisdiction appointed by the Vice-President of the Conseil d'Etat. The chairman may be deputised by one or two administrative magistrates appointed under the same conditions.II - F…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Election of employee representatives

Article D112-16

…administration of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée are the only trade unions that may present the lists of their choice, mentioning the trade union affiliation of the list. The presi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Mutual funding of employee trade unions and professional employers' organisations

Article L2135-16

…d in the second paragraph, or if the evidence of the expenditure incurred is insufficient, the fund may, after giving formal notice to the organisation concerned to comply with its obligations, which…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Biological analyses and screening tests.

Article D1221-16

Blood and its components may only be transferred to an educational establishment or vocational training organisation for teaching purposes, to the exclusion of any administration to humans, and on con…

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