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French General Tax CodeIn force
V: Departmental Conciliation Commission (See Articles 349 to 350 C of Annex III)

Article 1653 BA

The chairman of the conciliation commission provided for in Article 1653 A may call upon, at the taxpayer's request and expense, any person whose expertise is likely to enlighten the commission. The c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 7 : Dissolution of sociétés anonymes.

Article R225-166

In the event that, as a result of losses recorded in the accounting documents, the company's shareholders' equity falls below half of the share capital, the decision of the general meeting provided fo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Relations between the High Council and its foreign counterparts

Article R821-16

…cooperation with the authorities of other Member States of the European Union exercising powers similar to its own or with the European authorities mentioned in 9° of I of Article L. 821-1, a request…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Help with professional integration

Article R5134-167

The maximum duration of the aid, set at thirty-six months by article L. 5134-113, may be extended, with the authorisation of the authority issuing the award decision, in order to allow the beneficiary…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Measures aimed at eliminating pay differentials between women and men in the company and ensuring a balanced distribution of each sex among senior executives and members of management bodies

Article D1142-16

Any gaps in representation between women and men as referred to in Article L. 1142-11 are published annually, no later than 1st March of the current year, in respect of the previous year, in a visible…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks and authorisation

Article R2131-16

The centre may be consulted either directly by the pregnant woman or the couple where a proven risk has been identified in application of III of article L. 2131-1, or by the attending physician who se…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Declaration of voluntary association involvement

Article R5151-16

Any holder of a personal activity account wishing to acquire rights registered on their personal training account in respect of the activities mentioned in 6° of article L. 5151-9 must declare to the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II. Declarations made by insurance companies, provident institutions, associations and mutual societies

Article 1649 ter

I. - The insurance undertakings, provident institutions and unions mentioned in I of Article L. 132-9-3 of the Insurance Code, as well as the mutual insurers or unions mentioned in Article L. 223-10-2…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Specific provisions for foreign nationals whose conduct is linked to terrorist activities

Article R733-16

The competent authority may, when placing a foreign national under mobile electronic surveillance, adapt the frequency of his reporting obligations to the police or gendarmerie units which were set, p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Sub-committees

Article R2272-16

I.-The meetings of the sub-committees mentioned in article R. 2272-10, with the exception of the sub-committee on agreements when it meets in its specific formation in application of 1° of article R.…

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