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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L8323-1-2

…213-1 and L. 752-1 of the Social Security Code," the words: "article 22 of order no. 96-1122 of 20 December 1996 relating to the improvement of public health, health insurance, maternity and death, t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Guarantee of the representation of funds and professional civil liability.

Article R814-21

…of the guarantee fund on the basis of the amount of funds not distributed by the professional at 31 December of the previous year for the guarantee concerning the representation of funds and on that o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article R5522-84

…ity Code" are replaced by the words: "within the meaning of article 28-1 of order no. 96-1122 of 20 December 1996 relating to the improvement of public health, to sickness, maternity, invalidity and d…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Rights and obligations of jobseekers

Article R5524-1

…e Social Security Code" are replaced by the words: "under article 20-8-1 of order no. 96-1122 of 20 December 1996 relating to the improvement of public health, sickness, maternity, invalidity and deat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Caretakers and employees of residential buildings, domestic staff and personal services

Article R7524-2

…1-10 of the Social Security Code" are replaced by the words: "28-8-1 of Ordinance no. 96-1122 of 20 December 1996 relating to the improvement of public health, sickness, maternity, invalidity and deat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 12: National competition.

Article R6152-306

…of these capacities ;2° Tenured teaching and hospital staff governed by decree no. 2021-1645 of 13 December 2021 relating to teaching and hospital staff at university hospitals.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-3

…atters of property effects of registered partnerships;- of Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commerci…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Professional secrecy

Article L511-33

…proceedings, or the committees of enquiry set up pursuant to Article 6 of Ordinance No. 58-1100 of 17 November 1958 on the functioning of parliamentary assemblies.Credit institutions and finance comp…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article L950-1

…from Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 on the growth and transformation of businesses;Articles L. 143-17 and L. 143-23 are applicable in their wording resulting from Ordinance no. 2019-1169 of 13 Novemb…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2k: Companies located in priority development zones

Article 44 septdecies

…priority development zones defined in II, companies that are created between 1 January 2019 and 31 December 2023 and that carry out an industrial, commercial or craft activity within the meaning of A…

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