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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Coordination between the treatment of over-indebtedness and the procedure for establishing that a lease has been terminated

Article L714-1

…llowed for payment of the rental debt granted by a decision of the judge seised pursuant to Article 24 of Law No. 89-462 of 6 July 1989 aimed at improving rental relations and amending the loi n° 86-1…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Competent administrative authority

Article R1233-3-5

…head office of the company of its intention to open negotiations in application of article L. 1233-24-1. The employer notifies this director of its proposed redundancies in application of article L.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Retirement.

Article L1237-5

…Security Code: 1° Within the framework of an agreement or a collective agreement concluded before 1 January 2008 setting out compensatory measures in terms of employment or vocational training; 2° For…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Miscellaneous taxes

Article 234 decies A

…and the registration duties provided for in articles 736 to 741 bis for the period running from 1 January to 30 September 1998, must enter, on the declaration provided for in article 170 relating to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article L2334-2

…1° The population of the commune was the subject of an amending population decree applicable on 1 January 2008, amending the decree applicable on 1 January 2006 or an amending population decree appl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Operating conditions

Article L6213-2

…practise as medical biologists:1° From the date of entry into force of Ordinance no. 2010-49 of 13 January 2010 on medical biology, a person who fulfils the conditions for practising medical biology…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Specialised professional funds

Article L214-154

…rtenariat is subject to sub-paragraph 3 of this paragraph.By way of derogation from Articles L. 214-24-29, L. 214-24-34 and L. 214-24-55, a specialised professional fund may invest in assets if they c…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Departmental mining fee

Article 1587

…ch Republic.Where there are several baselines, the one closest to the coast is used.II. - 1° From 1 January 2023, the rates of the departmental mining royalty are set at:- €36.60 per kilogram of gold…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1a: Exemptions

Article 35 bis

…rent or sublet one or more rooms in their principal residence on a furnished basis until 15 July 2024 are exempt from income tax on the proceeds of this rental provided that the rooms rented constitu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter: Principles for making health data available

Article L1460-1

…cial security bodies may be processed in the public interest, in compliance with Act no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 on Data Processing, Data Files and Individual Liberties. Such processing may not have t…

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