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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Water and sanitation

Article R4424-32-1

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Content and procedure

Article R6423-3-1

Within the framework of their respective competences mentioned in articles L. 5311-1 and L. 5311-2 and in 6° of article L. 6121-1, the State or the region may finance, where appropriate with the profe…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter Xa: Health charges on fishery and aquaculture products

Article 302 bis WA

…a fisherman, to the retailer or consumer, of a quantity not exceeding that provided for in Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3703/85 of 23 December 1985 laying down detailed implementing ru…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Permanent representative

Article D561-3-1

…is met: 1° They have recourse on national territory to a number of agents mentioned in Article L. 523-1 or persons mentioned in Article L. 525-8 equal to or greater than ten; 2° The cumulative volume…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Determining taxable income

Article 31-0 bis

…m land regime benefits, where applicable, by substitution of the owner, from the first paragraph of 3° of I of the article 156.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Successive contracts in the same position.

Article L1244-3-1

…e of a stipulation in the agreement or branch agreement concluded in application of article L. 1244-3, this waiting period is equal to: 1° One third of the duration of the expired contract if the dura…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supervision on a consolidated basis by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article R613-3-9

…European Economic Area, the updating of decisions taken pursuant to II and VI of Article L. 511-41-3.This update may be examined by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and the only c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Group retirement savings plan

Article D3334-3-2

…eriodic payment by a company into the collective retirement savings plan provided for in article L. 3334-6 benefit all members who satisfy the seniority conditions, if any, provided for in the plan re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Childcare.

Article R6123-32-7

When it does not take place in a paediatric emergency unit referred to in 3° of article R. 6123-1, the care of children in an emergency unit is organised in collaboration with a paediatric unit, wheth…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Verification and admission of claims.

Article L624-3-1

…the court registry. Any interested person, with the exception of those mentioned in Article L. 624-3, may lodge a complaint with the official receiver under conditions set by decree in the Conseil d'…

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