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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation

Article R1432-141

Permission is granted to staff representatives and alternates on the committee and, where applicable, to experts called to take part in meetings, to enable them to attend meetings simply on presentati…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IIb: Cotisation foncière des entreprises: minimum levy

Article 1647 D

…1. Those liable for the business property tax are subject to a minimum tax established at the location of their main establishment; this tax is established from a base, the amount of which is set…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
OA: Non-alcoholic drinks

Article 1613 quater

…the products mentioned in I, whether free of charge or for consideration, in France, outside the local authorities governed by Article 74 of the Constitution, New Caledonia, the French Southern and A…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Société de libre partenariat (unincorporated partnership)

Article L214-162-7

Notwithstanding Articles L. 214-24-55 and L. 214-24-56, the Articles of Association determine the investment and commitment rules of the société de libre partenariat. The société de libre partenariat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Special housing allowance for primary school teachers.

Article R2334-14

…de la fonction publique territoriale (National Centre for the Territorial Civil Service), the State carries out the calculation and payment of the housing allowance for primary school teachers under t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Penalties for non-compliance with the obligation to declare and provide information

Article L7122-16

…paragraph of I of article L. 7122-4, or in 1° or 2° of article L. 7122-6, or does not hold a qualification of equivalent effect referred to in article L. 7122-5, the competent administrative authority…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Content of the agreement.

Article L2352-16

…shments and subsidiaries concerned by the agreement ; 2° The composition, number of members and allocation of seats of the representative body which is the interlocutor of the management body of the E…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Subscription, purchase or pledge by companies of their own shares.

Article R225-160

The register of purchases and sales kept pursuant to article L. 225-211 to record transactions carried out pursuant to articles L. 22-10-62 and L. 225-209-2 separately indicates purchase transactions…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Appointment of the interpreter or translator

Article D594-16

…hall be chosen:1° From the national list of judicial experts drawn up by the office of the Court of Cassation, or from the list of judicial experts drawn up by each court of appeal;2° Failing this, fr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Recognition of judicial review decisions

Article 696-82

…ion on the recognition of the judicial supervision order and the monitoring of the measures ordered cannot be taken by the liberty and custody judge within twenty working days of receipt of the decisi…

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