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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Monitoring the insurance obligation

Article A211-4

The supporting documents provided for in articles R. 211-15, R. 211-17 (2nd paragraph) and R. 211-18 must bear one of the following headings respectively:-certificate of insurance (art. R. 211-15 of t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation

Article R1271-9

…pecial payment vouchers, under the conditions set out in articles L. 1271-15, R. 1271-13 to R. 1271-18, D. 1271-28 and D. 1271-29 of this Code and article D. 133-26 of the Social Security Code: a) Emp…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Endowments, grants and miscellaneous funds

Article D2335-17

…Article L. 2335-15 are the costs of housing or rehousing the occupants mentioned in Article D. 2335-18, incurred in application of: 1° One of the special police measures provided for in articles L. 18…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Qualifications required

Article A321-10

The examination for access to the traineeship provided for in 4° of article R. 321-18 and articles R. 321-20 to R. 321-25 shall take place at least once a year. The dates and locations of the tests ar…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Remuneration paid to managers and members of certain companies

Article 62

Salaries, lump-sum reimbursements of expenses and all other remuneration are subject to income tax in the name of their beneficiaries if they are allowed as a deduction from profits subject to corpora…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General principles

Article L1871-1

…décembre 2019 L. 1611-4 la loi n° 96-142 du 21 février 1996 L. 1611-5 l'ordonnance n° 2005-406 du 2 mai 2005 L. 1611-9 law no. 2015-991 of 7 August 2015 II.-For the application of Article L. 1611-3-2,…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Financial and accounting system

Article R411-19

…udgetary and accounting management, with the exception of 1° and 2° of article 175, articles 178 to 185, 204 to 208 and 220 to 228 as well as the State's economic and financial control as defined by D…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Special provisions for residential or business premises

Article R412-2

Where the eviction relates to a place inhabited by the person being evicted or by any occupant in his or her own right, the judge who orders the eviction or who, before issuing the order to vacate the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Financial provisions

Article L2543-3

…ances due to ministers of recognised cults by virtue of the provisions of the decree of 30 December 1809 concerning church factories and the ordinance of 7 August 1842 relating to housing allowances f…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V BIS : General provisions

Article R249-12

The information recorded in the processing is kept in the active database until the prosecution is terminated or, where a case has been referred to a court, until the last court to which the case was…

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