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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Life insurance with variable capital on real estate.

Article L160-14

For contracts mentioned in article L. 141-1 , one unit of account of which is made up of shares in a company mentioned in article L. 160-10, the insurance company shall inform the policyholder(s) and…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Allowances for holders of municipal mandates

Article L2123-18-2

…ce at home that they have incurred as a result of attending the meetings referred to in article L. 2123-1. This reimbursement may not exceed, per hour, the hourly amount of the minimum growth wage. Th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L4344-4-1

Any person practising orthoptics, within the meaning of article L. 4342-1, who does not hold a certificat de capacité d'orthoptiste or one of the diplomas or certificates of study in orthoptics establ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter X: Information for employees in the event of the sale of their company

Article L23-10-4

The Articles L. 23-10-1 to L. 23-10-3 are applicable to the sale of a shareholding in a company that is subject to special regulations requiring all or part of its capital to be held by one or more me…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Intervention by the family court

Article 373-2-11

…g how parental authority is to be exercised, the judge shall in particular take into consideration: 1° The practice previously followed by the parents or any agreements they may have previously entere…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Provisions common to property liable to direct local taxes

Article 1516

I. - The rental values of the built properties mentioned in I of article 1496, industrial establishments mentioned in article 1499 and premises whose rental value is determined under the specific cond…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Categories of beneficiaries.

Article L5212-13

The following benefit from the employment obligation instituted by Article L. 5212-2: 1° Workers recognised as disabled by the Commission des droits et de l'autonomie des personnes handicapées mention…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Undertakings for collective real estate investment.

Article R214-123

…collective investment in transferable securities, referred to in the third paragraph of Article L. 214-50, includes the following information: 1° A summary of the management objective of the undertaki…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Compulsory expenditure

Article R2321-1

In application of the provisions of article L. 132-15 which are amortised over a maximum period of ten years;- study costs and insertion costs not followed by completion which are amortised over a max…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Suspension of the contract and protection against breach.

Article L1226-9-1

…s of this sub-section apply in the event of quarantine within the meaning of 2° of I of article L. 3131-1 of the Public Health Code.

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