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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Contributions and equalisation of costs.

Article D5424-40

…eiving this information, reduce the companies' contributions for the remainder of the year by up to 20% of the rates initially set.

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

Article 509-3

…ic, of foreign notarial authentic instruments pursuant to:- of Article 60 of Regulation (EU) No 650/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on jurisdiction, applicable law, r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health protection.

Article L1521-2

…1111-5-1, L. 1111-8-2 are applicable to Wallis and Futuna in their wording resulting from law no. 2016-41 of 26 January 2016.Articles L. 1111-2, L. 1111-4, L. 1111-6 and L. 1111-11 are applicable in…

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

Article 509-2

…erritory of the Republic, of foreign enforceable titles pursuant to:- Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER: Terms and conditions of transfers of competence

Article D6271-1

…xpenditure, excluding tax and excluding assistance funds, recorded over a ten-year period preceding 2007, with the exception of roads, for which the period taken into account to determine the right to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER: Terms and conditions of transfers of competence

Article D6371-1

…nditure, excluding tax and excluding assistance funds, recorded over a period of ten years prior to 2007, with the exception of roads for which the period taken into account to determine the right to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Legal status of medical devices.

Article L5211-2

…s produits de santé has the status of competent authority for the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017, under the conditions specifi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination and conditions of authorisation.

Article R5121-37-1

…de public via the European medicines web-portal established by Article 26 of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004.The holder shall inform the Dire…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Dormant accounts

Article R312-19

…I. - Without prejudice to the information provided for in the last paragraph of I of article L. 312-20, the information provided for in the last paragraph of I of article L. 312-19 is renewed annually…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Notifications and information

Article L233-9

…f specific instructions from the shareholders concerned. The General Regulation of the Autorité des marchés financiers sets out the terms and conditions for the application of 4° and 4° bis, in partic…

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