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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Payment.

Article R5522-56

Half the amount of the bonus is paid as soon as the new job is filled on a full-time basis. The balance is paid by 31 March of the following year at the latest, after verification of the average numbe…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Withholding

Article L521-18

With a view to imposing the measures provided for in Articles L. 521-14 to L. 521-17-3, customs officers shall apply the powers vested in them by the Customs Code.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Professional contributions

Article L115-15

The contributions mentioned in Article L. 115-14 are based, as far as operators of cinematographic entertainment establishments are concerned, on the weekly revenue declarations mentioned in 3° of Art…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Civil penalties

Article L341-2

A lender who has not complied with the obligations set out in articles L. 312-14 and L. 312-16 is deprived of the right to interest, in full or in the proportion set by the judge.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Practice of the professions.

Article L4241-16-1

…referred to inarticle L. 4241-6 is responsible for applying articles L. 4241-7, L. 4241-11, L. 4241-14 and L. 4241-16.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R1251-16

…griculture sets out the models for the certificates provided for in articles L. 1251-51 and R. 1251-14.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Appointment, challenge and dismissal of statutory auditors.

Article R823-4

…ure to the statutory auditors of documents held by third parties, as provided for in article L. 823-14, is authorised by the President of the Commercial Court, acting in summary proceedings.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: General obligation to provide pre-contractual information

Article D111-7

…luding on what falls under advertising within the meaning of article 20 de la loi n° 2004-575 du 21 juin 2004 pour la confiance en l'économie numérique. Any online platform operator shall display, in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article A38-4

…lic agissant sous son autorité; 2° En application du 11° de l'article 4 du décret n° 2009-707 du 16 juin 2009 modififié relatif aux services déconcentrés de la direction générale des finances publique…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article L1612-12

…uted for the administrative account for the implementation of the provisions set out in articles L. 1424-35, L. 2531-13 et L. 4434-9 and for the settlement of allocations under the Value Added Tax Com…

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