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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Modification of the jurisdiction of commercial courts following a new delimitation of administrative or judicial districts and the transfer of the registry of mixed commercial courts.

Article R743-169

The indemnities that may be due, as a result of the changes in jurisdictions provided for in Article R. 743-158, between the clerks of the commercial courts and the former clerks of the commercial cou…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to transit on French territory.

Article 728-76

This section applies in the event of an accidental landing on national territory during the transfer.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Companies or organisations exploiting a medicinal product or a product mentioned in Article R. 5121-150

Article R5121-164

…company or organisation exploiting a medicinal product or a product referred to in Article R. 5121-150 has at its disposal on a permanent basis the services of a person responsible for pharmacovigila…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Staff transfers

Article L1424-16

Administrative, technical and specialist staff from the territorial civil service who are not professional firefighters and who participate in the operation of fire and rescue centres under the author…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R5134-16

…ponsible for employment, listing the rates of reimbursement of financial assistance defined in application of the last paragraph of article L. 5134-19-1, the fifth and sixth paragraphs of article L. 5…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 160 A

…a company has offered its employees stock options under the conditions defined in Articles L. 225-177 to L. 225-184 of the French Commercial Code or where one or more shareholders or unit holders of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Payment of direct taxes and similar charges by bank transfer or direct debit

Article 1681 sexies

…3 and 4, where their amount exceeds €50,000, taxes payable under the conditions set out in article 1663 shall be paid, at the taxpayer's option, by direct transfer to the Treasury account held at the…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 422-16

…hed version to the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée. On reasoned request, this period may be extended by one year, by decision of the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article R824-16

…ach the panel and the general rapporteur no later than eight clear days before the hearing.When the case is referred to a subsequent hearing, the minimum notice period may be reduced to seven days.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Practice of the profession by dental surgery students

Article D4393-16

…whom the student is replacing practices. This authorisation is established on the basis of a certificate stating the duration of the studies carried out and given to the student by the director of the…

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