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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: The share savings plan.

Article D221-112

In accordance with the provisions of article L. 141-7, the Banque de France collects statistical information on share savings plans from custodian-account holders, as defined by order of the Minister…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Commission nationale de la négociation collective, de l'emploi et de la formation professionnelle (National Commission for Collective Bargaining, Employment and Vocational Training)

Article R2272-4

…responsible for employment and vocational training as follows: 1° On the proposal of the Régions de France association, for the representatives of the local authorities in 5° of II of article R. 2272-…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for registration in national directories

Article R6113-16

When applying for registration, the ministries and certifying bodies inform the Director General of France Compétences of the authorisations they have issued to bodies to prepare for the acquisition,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Income tax deducted at source

Article 182 A

…French-source salaries, wages, pensions and life annuities paid to persons who are not domiciled in France for tax purposes give rise to the application of a withholding tax.II. The basis for this wit…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article D631-1

…of Appeal. Paris Court of Appeal Paris Resort of the Basse-Terre Courts of Appeal, Cayenne, Fort-de-France, Nouméa, Orléans, Papeete, Paris, Reims, Rouen, Saint-Denis and Versailles, and the Higher Co…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: International and European mobility of apprentices

Article L6222-42

…ay be performed in part abroad for a period not exceeding one year. The duration of the contract in France must be at least six months. During the period of mobility abroad, the provisions of article…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L211-3

…avel services, including if he is not established in a Member State but directs these activities to France by any means, shall state in a clear, comprehensible and apparent manner that the traveller :…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General provisions

Article L613-50-7

Without prejudice to Articles L. 142-9, L. 312-14, L. 322-2, L. 612-17, L. 613-34-4 and L. 632-1 A, the following persons are bound by professional secrecy under the conditions and subject to the pena…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special provisions relating to the digital exploitation of unavailable books

Article L134-1

For the purposes of this chapter, "unavailable book" means a book published in France before 1 January 2001 which is no longer distributed commercially by a publisher and which is not currently publis…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Registration in national directories

Article L6113-7

The France Compétences commission in charge of professional certification may send a request to the ministries and certifying bodies to set up total or partial correspondences between the professional…

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