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Showing 1120 of 66559 articles for Art. L 418-1 to L 418-5

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Activity and positions.

Article R6152-418-2

A contractual practitioner holding a fixed-term contract concluded on the basis of article R. 6152-403 is entitled to : 1° Annual leave under the conditions laid down in the Labour Code ; 2° Sick leav…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Exempt assets

Article 976

I.-Properties in the nature of woods and forests are exempt up to three quarters of their taxable value if the conditions provided for in 2° of 2 of article 793 are satisfied. II.-Units in forestry gr…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Special schemes and exemptions

Article 793

Sont exonérés des droits de mutation à titre gratuit : 1.1° (Expired); 2° (Repealed); 3° interest shares held in a forestry group up to three-quarters of the fraction of the net value corresponding to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 5: Provisions relating to the establishment of an asset management structure

Article L613-54-1

I. - Any property, right or obligation acquired by the asset management vehicle may be transferred back to its original owner. Except where the transferee is a bridge institution, this transfer does n…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L533-12-5

Investment service providers, other than asset management companies, shall ensure that they do not remunerate or assess the performance of their employees in a way that undermines their duty to act in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Persons required to register.

Article L123-5-1

At the request of any interested party or of the public prosecutor, the president of the court, ruling in summary proceedings, may enjoin, subject to a fine, the manager of any legal person to file th…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Projects subject to authorisation.

Article L752-5-1

Infringements of the provisions of Article L. 752-1, L. 752-23 and the texts adopted for their application are investigated and established by the agents mentioned in II of Article L. 450-1, under the…

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

Article L214-175-5

The custodian may not delegate to third parties the functions conferred upon it by I and III of Article L. 214-175-4. Under the conditions laid down by the General Regulations of the Autorité des Marc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 5: Territorial allocation for local authority investment

Article L2573-54-1

A territorial endowment for investment is instituted for the benefit of the communes of French Polynesia. This allocation is earmarked for the financing of projects by communes and their establishment…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Regional hospital groups

Article L6132-5-1

Establishments belonging to the same regional hospital grouping may be authorised by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency, under conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, wit…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
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