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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article R3124-4

…f on-call duty is punishable by a fourth-class fine. Failure to give each employee concerned, or to keep available for the Labour Inspectorate, the document summarising the number of on-call hours wor…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Safeguard measures

Article R4314-13

…er concerned is notified by the European Commission: 1° That a prohibition or restriction measure taken by another Member State is considered justified; 2° Or that equipment identified as dangerous mu…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 15: Powers of the Minister for Health

Article R5121-206

…des produits de santé, by order of the Minister for Health. This specifies, where appropriate, the information to be included on the packaging of proprietary medicinal products intended for health est…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Code of ethics

Article R6123-21

The members of the Board of Directors and the employees of France Compétences carry out their duties in accordance with the principles set out in a code of ethics, prepared by the Director General and…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 200 quaterdecies

…as their main residence, either directly or through a company not subject to corporation tax that makes it available to them free of charge, are eligible for an income tax credit in respect of interes…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Management standards applicable to investment services providers and prudential provisions applicable to investment firms

Article L533-4-4

…vided for in the previous paragraph in the following cases: 1° The investment firm is exposed to risks or risk elements, or imposes on others risks that are significant and that are not covered or not…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to minimum capital requirements and eligible commitments

Article R613-46-5

…tment: 1° May be applied, where there are differences in the calculation of the total amounts of risk exposure between the Member States concerned, by modulating the level of the requirement; 2° Does…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Distribution of resources

Article 1379-0 bis

I. - Collect the business property tax, the components of the flat-rate tax on network companies, provided for in articles 1519 D, 1519 E, 1519 F, 1519 G, 1519 H and 1519 HA, the property tax on built…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for exchanging and sharing information between professionals

Article R1110-2

Professionals likely to exchange or share information relating to the same person receiving care belong to the following two categories:1° The healthcare professionals mentioned in Part Four of this C…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L744-8

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptations provided for in II, in the wording i…

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