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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Intervention by the administrative authority concerning undertakings subject to the obligation to draw up an employment safeguard plan.

Article L1233-57-2

The administrative authority shall validate the collective agreement referred to in Article L. 1233-24-1 once it has ascertained that :1° It complies with articles L. 1233-24-1 to L. 1233-24-3 ; 2° Th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Negotiation procedures in companies with at least fifty employees

Article L2232-25-1

For the application of articles L. 2232-24 and L. 2232-25, the employer informs the members of the staff delegation of the social and economic committee of its intention to negotiate by any means that…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 216 ter

…the initial capital of the sociétés immobilières conventionnées referred to in Order no. 58-876 of 24 September 1958 or to their capital increases, and which pay up the shares thus subscribed by 31 D…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Construction. Housing

Article 1050

…ies whose articles of association comply with the standard clauses appended to decree no. 69-295 of 24 March 1969 and the majority of whose capital is held by public authorities are subject to land pu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial provisions

Article R5211-12-1

…n 5° of the same article, in proportion to the rental values of principal residences established in 2021; 2° For the share of the sums received by the grouping under the levy mentioned in 6° of the sa…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L743-6

…tment in transferable securities, known as 'UCITS'" are replaced by the words: "by the Autorité des marchés financiers"; 2° 2° is worded as follows: "2° Les fonds d'investissements alternatifs mention…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L744-6

…tment in transferable securities, known as "UCITS"" are replaced by the words: "by the Autorité des marchés financiers"; 2° 2° is worded as follows: "2° Les fonds d'investissements alternatifs mention…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation

Article R6156-3

…ed into three statutory colleges:1° The college of staff mentioned in 1° of article 1 of decree no. 2021-1645 of 13th December 2021 relating to teaching and hospital staff in hospitals and university…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Recognition of convictions and probation decisions

Article 764-23

…by the court of another Member State may be refused only in the cases provided for in Articles 764-24 and 764-25. When considering relying on one of the grounds for refusal provided for in 1° to 3°,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
3. Director.

Article R1142-52

…on relating to the compensation referred to in articles L. 1142-15, L. 1142-17, L. 1142-21, L. 1142-24-7, L. 1142-24-17, L. 1221-14, L. 3111-9, L. 3122-4 , L. 3131-4 and L. 3135-3 .The Director shall…

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