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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Professional equality between women and men and quality of life and working conditions

Article L2242-17

…professional equality between women and men and the quality of life and working conditions cover : 1° The balance between personal and professional life for employees ; 2° The objectives and measures…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IIa: Special scheme for farmers

Article 1693 bis

…for which the accounts have been closed. Any additional tax due on the annual return referred to in 1° of I of article 298 bis is paid when the return is filed. If the operator considers that the inst…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title II: Investment services, services related to investment services and data communication services

Article D321-1

The investment services referred to in Article L. 321-1 are defined as follows:1. The service of reception and transmission of orders on behalf of third parties is the act of receiving and transmittin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Jobseekers

Article D6341-28-1

Disabled jobseekers who do not fall into the category defined in article D. 6341-26, as well as disabled people recognised under article L. 5213-2 and looking for their first job, receive a monthly pa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of agencies

Article L1432-1

…directors and are headed by a director general.Each regional health agency has the following bodies:1° A regional conference on health and autonomy, responsible for participating through its opinions…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions of validity.

Article L2232-12

…nt elections of permanent members to the social and economic committee, whatever the number of voters. If this condition is not met and if the agreement has been signed both by the employer and by rep…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Obligations of taxpayers

Article 1649 AD

…exchange of information between States or territories or for the identification of beneficial owners. III.For the purposes of applying the provisions of I, any cross-border scheme containing at least…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The person responsible

Article R1261-16

…Ethics, Science and Teaching Committee for its opinion, under the conditions set out in article R. 1261-17. It may refer to the Committee any question concerning the operation of the special purpose…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article D4425-14

…ets voted by nature correspond: a) Investment section: to each of the two-digit accounts in classes 1 and 2 of the nomenclature by type, with the exception of the accounts for "Retained earnings", "Pr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Taxes established and collected as direct taxes for the benefit of local authorities and various bodies

Article 1641

…cière des entreprises;e) Imposition forfaitaire sur les entreprises de réseaux prévues aux articles 1519 D, 1519 E, 1519 F, 1519 G, 1519 H, 1519 HA, 1519 HB, 1599 quater A, 1599 quater A bis and 1599…

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