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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Assistance for employees on part-time work

Article D5122-15

…ing hours applicable to helicopter operators' flight deck crews pursuant to the amended decree of 8 September 1997 extending the national collective agreement for helicopter operators' flight deck cre…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Governance of credit institutions and finance companies

Article L775-6

…ecember 2020 L. 511-83 Ordinance no. 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 L. 511-84 and L. 511-84-1 Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 511-85 to L. 511-88 Order no. 2014 158 of 20 February 2014 L. 511-89 and…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4°: Provisions applicable to certain contracts concluded for properties located in priority development areas

Article 239 sexies D

…e benefit of the exemption is subject to compliance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013 of 18 December 2013 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I A: Observatory of prices, margins and incomes in overseas France

Article L910-1 C

…onsular chambers, employers' and employees' unions, the establishment referred to in Article L. 721-18 of the Monetary and Financial Code and individuals qualified by virtue of their expertise or know…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Local investment funds.

Article R214-66

I. - The provisions of articles R. 214-32-18 to R. 214-32-21, R. 214-32-29, R. 214-32-32 to R. 214-32-36, R. 214-32-38 to R. 214-32-40 and R. 214-32-42 do not apply to local investment funds.II. - The…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Risk assessment

Article R4444-5

…articularly sensitive to this risk, in particular pregnant women and young workers under the age of 18; 4° Any indirect impact on the safety of workers resulting from interactions between mechanical v…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIII: Income tax deducted at source

Article 204 I

…ng the death and until the application of the rate of the new tax household constituted as from 1st September of the second year following that of the death under the conditions provided for in articl…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Products whose sale in bulk is prohibited

Article D120-7

…d, placed on the market under conditions meeting the requirements of Annex II of Regulation (EC) No 183/2005 laying down requirements for feed hygiene, and without prejudice to 5° ; 5° Raw petfood as…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Security detention and surveillance

Article 706-53-19

If secure detention is not extended or is terminated pursuant to articles 706-53-17 or 706-53-18 and if the person presents risks of committing the offences mentioned in article 706-53-13, the regiona…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Specialised credit institutions

Article R774-4

…2022R. 513-15n° 2014-1315 of 3 November 2014R. 513-16n° 2021-898 of 6 July 2021R. 513-17 and R. 513-18n° 2014-1315 of 3 November 2014R. 513-19 and R. 513-20n° 2021-898 of 6 July 2021R. 513-21n° 2014-1…

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