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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Local tax on outdoor advertising

Article L2333-6

…tions by the deliberative body of the competent public establishment of inter-municipal cooperation and the municipal councils of the member communes, voting under the majority conditions required for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Smoking products made from plants other than tobacco

Article L3514-6

…tion of this chapter, in particular the content of the declaration, the procedures for transmitting and updating it, the nature of the information that is made public and the procedures for making it…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction common to all commercial courts

Article L721-6

The commercial courts do not have jurisdiction over actions brought against a landowner, farmer or winegrower, for the sale of foodstuffs from his own land, or actions brought against a trader, for pa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Exemptions.

Article L3262-6

In accordance withArticle 81 of the French General Tax Code, when the employer contributes to the acquisition of the shares by the beneficiary employee, the resulting additional remuneration for the e…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 1: Declarations for registration purposes.

Article R123-61

In their application for registration, French public establishments of an industrial and commercial nature declare: 1° With regard to the person: a) The information provided for in 1°, 4° and 6° of Ar…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation

Article D2372-16

For the calculation of the employee majorities mentioned in the first and second paragraphs of Article L. 2372-4, each member holding a seat on the special negotiating body allocated to a Member State…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation.

Article D2362-16

For the calculation of the employee majorities mentioned in the first and second paragraphs of Article L. 2362-7, each member holding a seat on the special negotiation body allocated to a Member State…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L2224-6

Communes with fewer than 3,000 inhabitants and public establishments for inter-communal cooperation, no member commune of which has more than 3,000 inhabitants, may draw up a single budget for drinkin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Compensation for contaminated victims.

Article L3122-6

Unless otherwise provided, the terms and conditions for the application of this chapter shall be laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Combating the international spread of disease.

Article L3115-6

…ive of the State at sea may decide, after consulting the representative of the State in the defence and security zone whose territory is exposed to the consequences on land and the representatives of…

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