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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Resources

Article R121-28

…orised to collect;2° Taxes paid by employers who take on foreign workers, as defined in article L. 436-10;3° The special contribution provided for in article L. 8253-1 of the Labour Code and the contr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Salary.

Article L6222-28

Overtime is paid in the same way as any other employee of the company.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Procedure.

Article R145-28

For the remainder, the procedure shall be as set out in the articles 840 to 844 of the Code of Civil Procedure in relation to fixed-date proceedings. However, the summons does not have to reproduce or…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Judgement

Article R1454-28

…sion of an employment certificate, pay slips or any document that the employer is required to issue;3° A judgment that orders the payment of sums in respect of the remuneration and indemnities mention…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Accommodation

Article R4228-28

The equipment and characteristics of the accommodation must be such as to maintain the interior temperature at at least 18°C and to avoid condensation and excessive temperatures. Electrical installati…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Powers.

Article R4532-28

…dinator's choice, which will enter it on the certificate of competence provided for in article R. 4532-31.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Purge

Article 2461

The property is, ipso jure, purged of the droit de suite attached to the mortgage in the cases provided for by law, in particular the sale on seizure of property, expropriation for public utility or t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L1333-28

…ake all necessary measures to reduce such exposure in accordance with the provisions of article L. 1333-3. The financial obligations linked to the application of these provisions lapse thirty years af…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Transfer and loss of rights

Article L613-28

…marketing authorisation is invalid;-if it is granted in breach of the provisions of article L. 611-3. In the event that the patent to which it relates is invalid for only a fraction of those of its p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Public policy.

Article L3121-28

Any hour worked in excess of the legal weekly working time or the time considered to be equivalent is overtime and entitles the employee to additional pay or, where applicable, equivalent time off in…

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