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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Validation and controls carried out by the departmental or multidepartmental mutual benefit funds for agriculture (caisses départementales ou pluridépartementales de mutualité sociale agricole)

Article R123-287

For the purposes of verifying the status of agricultural worker as defined by article L. 311-2 du code rural et de la pêche maritime, the caisses départementales ou pluridépartementales de mutualité s…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Infringements of market transparency

Article L465-3-6

…ial Public Prosecutor may not initiate public proceedings for the application of the penalties provided for in this section when the Autorité des marchés financiers has served a statement of objection…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Restrictive competition practices

Article L442-7

…rs mentioned in articles L. 631-24, L. 631-24-1, L. 631-24-3 and L. 632-2-1 of the French Rural and Maritime Fishing Code or, where applicable, any other available indicators, including those drawn up…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Compulsory sickness, invalidity and maternity insurance scheme for farmers and their self-employed family members (AMEXA).

Article L442-3

In accordance with Articles L. 731-30 and L. 731-32 of the French Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, persons subject to the compulsory sickness, invalidity and maternity insurance scheme for farmers and…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determining taxable income

Article 82

To determine the tax bases, account is taken of the net amount of salaries, allowances and emoluments, wages, pensions and life annuities, as well as all benefits in money or in kind granted to the pe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety

Article L1313-3-1

Every year, the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail draws up a report on its activities, which is sent to Parliament:1° As part of its tasks rela…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Advertising.

Article R5141-86

…rtising for ... is subject to prior authorisation from the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail: 1° Antibiotics ; 2° Veter…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition and operation

Article R321-36-3

Each candidate makes a declaration that includes his surname, forenames and signature, as well as those of his substitute. He shall specify his place of practice in the constituency for which he is st…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
e) Mechanical expertise

Article R120-1

Each expert is awarded, for a complete mechanical expert appraisal of one or more motor vehicles, ordered by a court sitting in Paris or in the departments of Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis or Val-…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions.

Article L123-11-6

…nd recording of breaches of the provisions of the articles of this subsection and the regulations made for their application:1° The agents mentioned in Article L. 243-7 of the Social Security Code; 2°…

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