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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Employee information.

Article R3341-6

…22 and has not requested the liquidation of his assets, whether the company will cover the costs of maintaining the custody account. If the beneficiary is responsible for these costs, the summary stat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Availability.

Article R6152-64

…at his request, to the practitioner holding the approval mentioned in articles L. 225-2 and L. 225-17 of the code de l'action sociale et des familles when he goes abroad or to an overseas department,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter one: Setting the rates used to calculate direct local taxation

Article 1636 B octies

…between property taxes, the council tax on second homes and other furnished premises not used as a main residence and the business property tax (cotisation foncière des entreprises) in proportion to…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Updates

Article L217-20

With regard to updates that are not necessary to maintain the conformity of the goods, the seller shall comply with the following conditions: 1° The contract authorises the principle of such updates a…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article L156-2

…f the Ministry of the Interior departments, under the conditions laid down by the rules in force in mainland France pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 and by Act no. 78-17 of 6 Janu…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial organisation

Article R114-37

…egional representatives who request it in accordance with the conditions set out in article L. 4132-17 of the General Local Authorities Code.The accounting officer produces the financial account and r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Compensation for the consequences of health risks

Article L1526-8

For the application of article L. 1142-17 in Wallis and Futuna : 1° The first three paragraphs are replaced by the following provisions: Where the damage is compensable under article L. 1142-3 as it a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-3

…nement punishable under Book II of the Criminal Code as well as the threats defined in articles 222-17, paragraph 2, and 222-18 of this code, when the offence is committed against a person entitled to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Suppression of public drunkenness and protection of minors.

Article L3353-3

…t offence, the public prosecution may be extinguished, under the conditions set out in articles 495-17 to 495-25 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, by the payment of a fixed fine of €300. The amount o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Safeguard plan.

Article L626-20

…ph of Article L. 611-11;4° Claims guaranteed by the lien established in 2° of III of Article L. 622-17 and in Article L. 626-10.II.-Up to a limit of 5% of the estimated liabilities, the smallest claim…

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