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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Property wealth tax

Article 972 bis

For the application of article 965 and under the same conditions, the following are not retained for the determination of the tax base, when the taxpayer holds less than 10% of the rights of the under…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Financing of the insurance allowance.

Article L5422-9

The insurance allowance and the allowance for self-employed workers provided for in Section 4 of Chapter IV of this Title are financed by :1° Employers' contributions ;2° Where applicable, contributio…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Territorial mental health project

Article R3224-9

…The priority of the territorial mental health project is to organise the conditions for respecting and promoting the rights of people with mental disorders, to strengthen their power to decide and ac…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Operation

Article L3121-9

…of its chairman, at least once every three months, at a location in the department chosen by the standing committee. In years when the general renewal of the departmental councils takes place, the fi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation prior to a radiological emergency

Article R4451-99

…After consulting the occupational physician, the employer shall assign the worker referred to in I: 1° To the "first group", when the effective dose linked to occupational exposure due to the actions…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article L450-9

It shall be punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of €300,000 for a natural person to oppose the performance of the duties entrusted to the agents mentioned in I of Article L. 450-1 pursuan…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Exemptions from social security contributions

Article R5141-9

Notwithstanding article R. 5141-8, persons who have been granted the repayable advance mentioned in 2° of article R. 5141-1 are exempt from submitting the application for exemption from social securit…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Searches

Article 706-91

…ents of the information relating to one of the offences falling within the scope of articles 706-73 and 706-73-1 require it, the examining magistrate may authorise judicial police officers acting on a…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Fire insurance.

Article L122-9

…articles…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Consumer credit

Article L312-93

…delay offer the borrower another type of credit transaction within the meaning of 4° of Article L. 311-1, under the conditions governed by the provisions of this chapter.

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