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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Teleworking

Article L1222-9

…y means. When the request to use telework is made by a disabled worker mentioned in article L. 5212-13 or an employee caring for a child, a parent or a close relative, the employer shall give reasons,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Patients in health care institutions

Article L1112-3

…referred to it by a person undergoing psychiatric care in application of articles L. 3212-1 or L. 3213-1, the Commission may entrust the investigation of the request to the Commission provided for in…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to insurance undertakings.

Article R332-3-1

…article R. 332-2 and the loans mentioned in the third and fourth paragraphs of 1° of article R. 332-13, respectively issued or obtained by the same company, the same body or the same sub-fund of a com…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VIa: Redemption premiums and capitalised interest

Article 238 septies B

…after 29 September 1989.)III. - The provisions of I and II only apply to securities issued from 1st June 1985.IV. - 1. For loans or securities as well as for stripping transactions referred to in II o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Payment of tax

Article 1681 F

…n of a small business within the meaning of Annex I to Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Policyholder and beneficiary information and pricing

Article A132-4-4

The information document provided for in IV of Article 3 of Order no. 2014-696 of 26 June 2014 contains the information set out in the attached model. Annex to article A. 132-4-4 of the French Insuran…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Exempt transactions

Article 262

…he carriage of goods to or from the Azores or Madeira ;12° Deliveries of gold to issuing institutes;13°, 13° bis, 13° ter (Repealed by Law 95-1347);14° Services relating to the importation of goods in…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Approval of professional associations

Article A512-9

The file provided for in Article R. 513-24 includes: 1° Information relating to the representativeness requirement referred to in Article R. 513-22: a) The number of insurance brokers and agents who a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to securitisation undertakings

Article L214-175-1

…uritisations, transparent and standardised securitisations and amending Directives 2009/65/EC, 2009/138/EC and 2011/61/EU and Regulations (EC) No 1060/2009 and (EU) No 648/2012, if that sponsor delega…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Central depositories

Article L441-1

…securities depositories, and amending Directives 98/26/EC and 2014/65/EU and Regulation (EU) No 236/2012, are: 1° Central securities depositories authorised by the Autorité des marchés financiers; 2°…

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