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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Special privileges.

Article L3253-23

The following may bring a direct action or claim special privileges:1° Under the conditions set out inarticle 1798 of the Civil Code, employees in the building and public works sectors;2° Under the co…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XXIII bis: Taxation of capital gains realised by individuals or companies who are not domiciled in France for tax purposes

Article 244 bis C

Subject to the provisions of article 244 bis B, the provisions of Article 150-0 A does not apply to capital gains realised on transfers for valuable consideration of transferable securities or corpora…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions applicable before the investigating, trial, sentence enforcement and secure detention courts

Article R*49-24

When the plea that a legislative provision infringes the rights and freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution is raised by a detainee, in support of a request that may be made by handing it to the head…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Appeals to the First President of the Paris Court of Appeal against certain decisions of the General Rapporteur of the Competition Authority

Article R464-24-6

On pain of nullity, the summons shall contain, in addition to the particulars prescribed for bailiff's documents, a statement of the grounds relied on in support of the application for a stay. Under t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Appeals to the First President of the Paris Court of Appeal against certain decisions of the General Rapporteur of the Competition Authority

Article R464-24-4

The time limit for appeal and any appeal made within that time limit against the decision of the general rapporteur of the Competition Authority refusing protection of business secrecy or lifting the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Appeals to the First President of the Paris Court of Appeal against certain decisions of the General Rapporteur of the Competition Authority

Article R464-24-7

On pain of lapsing of the application raised ex officio, the summons shall be issued to the rapporteur general of the Competition Authority and, where applicable, to the respondent having asked the ra…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obstacles to the legal termination of pregnancy.

Article L2223-2

It is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 30,000 euros to prevent or attempt to prevent anyone from carrying out or obtaining information about a voluntary interruption of pregnancy or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Armed Forces Medical Corps

Article L4444-2

Subject to the adaptations provided for in the second paragraph, Articles L. 4061-1 to L. 4061-7 shall apply in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in the version resulting from Order No. 2018-20 of 17…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Trade union brands.

Article L2134-2

The use of trade union brands or labels may not have the effect of undermining the provisions of articles L. 2141-5 to L. 2141-8. Any agreement or provision tending to oblige the employer to hire or r…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 1: Transfers between insurance undertakings and supplementary occupational pension funds

Article L384-2

Supplementary occupational pension funds may be authorised, under the conditions defined in Article L. 324-1, to transfer all or part of their portfolio of contracts to insurance companies and their b…

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