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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to insurance undertakings.

Article R332-2

…ecurities issued by the Caisse d'Amortissement de la Dette Sociale instituted by Article 1 of Order no. 96-50 of 24 January 1996 ; bonds issued or guaranteed by a public international body to which on…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXV: Procedure applicable to organised crime and delinquency and to felonies

Article 706-73-1

This Title, with the exception of Article 706-88, shall also apply to the investigation, prosecution, trial and judgment of the following offences:1° Offence of swindling in an organised gang, provide…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: The mayor and deputy mayors

Article L2573-6

…ions provided for in II to VI. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 2122-1 and L. 2122-2 law no. 96-142 of 21 February 1996 L. 2122-2-1 law no. 2002-276 of 27 February 2002 L. 2122-3 law no. 96…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Lists of candidates and individual applications

Article D1441-22-4

…the request to consult the national criminal record, indicating "0" for a candidate whose bulletin no. 2 bears the word "none" and "1" for a candidate whose bulletin no. 2 bears the word "conviction"…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article R444-3

For the application of this book in the Wallis and Futuna Islands: 1° Access to employment for foreign nationals is exercised under the conditions laid down by the legislation and regulations applicab…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Civil penalties

Article L241-1-1

Without prejudice to the award of damages, a civil fine may be imposed on a trader who, in contracts offered to or concluded with consumers or non-traders, continues to use contractual terms in identi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article R211-6

The Board of Directors decides on the business of the school. In particular, it deliberates on 1° The school project and the multi-annual performance contract; 2° The internal regulations, the rules g…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Additional provisions relating to preventive measures

Article L311-15

I.-Provided that the essential obligations of the contract continue to be met, the implementation of a crisis prevention or management measure referred to in Articles L. 311-12, L. 311-14 or L. 311-30…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors and General Management

Article L22-10-10

In companies whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market, the corporate governance report provided for in the last paragraph of Article L. 225-37 in addition to the information ment…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 163 bis AA

Sums due to employees in respect of employee profit-sharing, pursuant to Title II of Book III of Part III of the Labour Code, are exempt from income tax when they have been allocated under the conditi…

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