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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Access to documents.

Article L8113-5-2

…estigating and establishing the offences constituting illegal employment referred to in Article L. 8211-1, the inspection officers defined by regulation shall have a right of communication enabling th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking, payment services and electronic money

Article L752-2

…nd column of the same table: Applicable articles In their wording resulting from L. 312-1 Law no. 2021-1774 of 24 December 2021 L. 312-1-1 A and L. 312-1-1 B Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 312-1-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking, payment services and electronic money

Article L753-2

…hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 312-1 Law no. 2021-1774 of 24 December 2021 L. 312-1-1 A and L. 312-1-1 B Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 312-1-…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisations preserving and preparing tissues and cells from the human body with a view to their transfer for scientific use

Article R1243-60

…om whom the biological elements are derived and, depending on the cases provided for in Article L. 1211-2, the procedures for obtaining consent or the procedures for verifying the absence of oppositio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Commencement of employment, management, remuneration and benefits

Article R6153-26

An intern may be placed on leave of absence by the Director General of the university hospital centre to which he is attached in one of the following cases: 1° Accident or serious illness of the inter…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Stock options.

Article L225-177

…exceed thirty-eight months. However, authorisations granted prior to the date of publication of loi n° 2001-420 du 15 mai 2001 relative aux nouvelles régulations économiques shall remain valid until t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and special schemes.

Article 207

…atus of agricultural cooperation;3° bis. When they operate in accordance with the provisions of loi n° 83-657 du 20 juillet 1983 relative au développement de certaines activités d'économie sociale, le…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Allocations of free shares

Article L22-10-60

…the employees of its subsidiaries within the meaning of Article L. 233-1 and covered by article L. 210-3 ; 2° The company shall, in accordance with the conditions set out in articles L. 225-177 to L.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Education

Article L4424-2

…the missions of the national public education service under the conditions set out in articles L. 421-23 et L. 913-1 of the Education Code. The second and third paragraphs of this article shall apply…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Financial and tax provisions

Article L4434-3

…by the department to finance road works prior to 3 August 1984, the date of publication of the loi n° 84-747 du 2 août 1984 relative aux compétences des régions de Guadeloupe, de Guyane, de Martiniqu…

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