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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 6: Disputes

Article L2315-86

…eived by the expert are reimbursed by the latter to the employer. The social and economic committee may at any time decide to pay these sums itself.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: The guarantee fund for victims of terrorism and other offences.

Article R422-7

…on, as well as the purpose, date and place of the examination. They will also be informed that they may be assisted by a doctor of their choice.Within thirty days of the examination, the doctor sends…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article R442-3

…where applicable, for transferring their benefit to the assignees of the receivables they cover. It may, after consulting the same committee, adapt these conditions and procedures on a case-by-case ba…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article L321-2

…egal form of their choice. When they meet the training conditions laid down by regulation, notaries may also organise and conduct these sales, with the exception of voluntary sales by public auction o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors.

Article L822-9

…mpany, who sign the report intended for the body called upon to rule on the accounts. These persons may only perform the duties of statutory auditor within a single firm of statutory auditors. The mem…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Procedure applicable to exceptions to copyright and related rights and to the transmission of digital files used to publish printed works

Article R331-41

If conciliation fails, the Autorité de Régulation de la Communication Audiovisuelle et Numérique may, in a reasoned decision taken at the end of the procedure laid down in I of Article R. 331-35, eith…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Tax on the operators of electronic contact platforms for the provision of certain transport services

Article 300 sexies

I. - The tax is declared and settled by the taxpayer on the dates determined by an order of the Minister responsible for the budget. The frequency of declarations and payments is at most monthly and a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VI : Waiver of payment and rebate in the event of death as a result of an act of terrorism, participation in an external or internal security operation or in circumstances leading to a citation in the Order of the Nation

Article 1691 ter

…The heirs are exempt from declaring the income mentioned in the first sentence of this 2°.The heirs may waive the benefit of the provisions set out in 2° and opt for the rules of ordinary law relating…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Operating conditions

Article L5125-16

A pharmacy may only remain open in the absence of its proprietor if the latter has been duly replaced. The annex mentioned in article L. 5125-7-1 may not remain open to the public in the absence of a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Self-employed practitioners

Article L6154-4

…is not appointed by the end of the probationary period, the contract lapses.Different arrangements may be made by the statutes mentioned in 1° of article L. 6152-1 with regard to the social protectio…

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