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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Periods of work experience in a professional environment

Article D5135-2

The agreement referred to in Article L. 5135-4 , the model for which is set by order of the Minister for Employment, includes the following information in particular: 1° The name, address and legal fo…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 237

Expenses relating to advertising prohibited by the articles L. 3323-2, L. 3323-4 and L. 3323-5 of the Public Health Code are not deductible in determining profits subject to income tax or corporation…

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In force

Article Annexe 2-2

…l years NATURE OF INDICATIONS20..20..20..20..20..I. - Financial position at year-end:a) Share capital.b) Number of shares issued.c) Number of bonds convertible into shares.II. - Overall result of actu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Ethics

Article R722-23

…by the interested party to the authorities mentioned in the second and third paragraphs of article L. 722-21 in a sealed double envelope marked confidential. The authority to which the declaration is…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1a: Complaints by electronic means

Article D8-2-2

…ing the complainant if they consider that this is justified by the nature or seriousness of the facts. Other than in cases in which the nature or seriousness of the facts makes it necessary to intervi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Exercise of control

Article R612-29-2

The approval decision provided for in article L. 612-29-1 is published in the Journal officiel de la République française.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Recording data in the directory

Article R53-21-2

I.-The persons whose data is recorded in the register are those being prosecuted, within the meaning of paragraphs 10 and 1 of Article 706-56-2, and those convicted of one of the offences for which so…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Constitution of the mortgage.

Article 241

Ships and other seagoing vessels, including maritime drones as defined in article L. 5000-2-2 of the French Transport Code, which have been registered are subject to mortgages, unless they have been r…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Involuntary hospitalisation

Article D47-29-2

…sentative of the State or, in Paris, the Prefect of Police from applying the provisions of articles L. 3213-1 and L. 3213-7 of the public health code.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Staff reports and monitoring of the judicial activities of judicial police officers (Provisions adopted for the application of articles 13, 16, 19-1, 224 to 230 and R. 14 to R. 15-6 of the Code of Criminal Procedure)

Article D44-2

…thin the jurisdiction of the court, which he forwards to the public prosecutor at the court of appeal. The performance appraisal is drawn up by the public prosecutor, after consultation, where appropr…

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