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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Implementation of redeployment leave

Article R1233-32

…uneration paid by the employer in application of the provisions of article 32 of law no. 2000-37 of 19 January 2000 relating to the negotiated reduction of working hours. Each month, the employer will…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 1135 ter

…ese property titles have been established by a duly transcribed or published deed between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2025.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Crédit mutuel et coopération agricoles

Article 130

The provisions relating to the withholding tax provided for in 1 of article 119 bis and the levy provided for in I of Article 125 A does not apply: 1° Neither to interest shares in companies or unions…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and internal control

Article L511-64

Credit institutions and finance companies shall set up a risk management function that is independent of operational functions and has adequate resources to enable it to carry out its mission.Credit i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Fixing the term and duration of the contract.

Article L1251-12

The agreement or the extended branch agreement of the user company may set the total duration of the assignment contract. This duration may neither have the purpose nor the effect of permanently filli…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Collection, preparation and storage of blood, blood components and labile blood products.

Article L1221-7

The recipient cannot know the identity of the donor, nor can the donor know the identity of the recipient. No information that could identify both the donor and the recipient may be divulged. This pri…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Formation and scope of the bond

Article 2296

The guarantee may not exceed what is owed by the debtor nor be contracted under more onerous conditions, on pain of being reduced to the extent of the obligation guaranteed. It may be contracted for p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Industrial preparation and wholesale.

Article L5441-8-1

…ed in accordance with the good manufacturing practices mentioned in Article 93 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018 and, until the adoption of the implementing acts mentioned by its paragraph…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tobacco control

Article R3822-1

…22 August 2016 D. 3512-9-4Decree no. 2016-1139 of 22 August 2016 D. 3512-9-5 Decree no. 2020-601 of 19 May 2020 D. 3512-9-6Decree no. 2016-1139 of 22 August 2016 D. 3512-9-7Decree no. 2016-1139 of 22…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Industrial preparation and wholesale.

Article L5142-1-3

…qualified person in pharmacovigilance referred to in paragraph 8 of Article 77 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018 shall have professional premises.Their activity shall be subject to a decla…

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