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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Obligations to insure and declare remuneration.

Article R5422-8

The employer declares all remuneration paid to its employees to the competent collection body mentioned in article L. 5427-1. He shall attach to this declaration, where applicable, the payment of cont…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Out-of-court settlement procedure in the event of medical accidents, iatrogenic conditions or nosocomial infections

Article L1142-8

Where the damage suffered is of the serious nature referred to in II of Article L. 1142-1, the Commission will issue an opinion on the circumstances, causes, nature and extent of the damage, and on th…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Obligations of the insured

Article L175-15

The insured must declare to the insurer, insofar as he is aware of them, any increases in risk occurring during the course of the contract. Any change during the term of the contract, either to what w…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 1: Seizure

Article R211-3

On pain of nullity, the seizure is notified to the debtor by a bailiff's deed within eight days. Under penalty of nullity, this act shall contain 1° A copy of the seizure report and a reproduction of…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Provisions specific to certain properties

Article R162-5

When the sums that cannot be seized come from a debt that does not fall due periodically, the account holder may, upon providing proof of the origin of the sums, request that the amount thereof be mad…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
j: Contributions or premiums paid to people's pension savings plans or under certain compulsory or optional supplementary pension schemes or in respect of supplementary guarantees under pension savings plans.

Article 163 quinvicies

The provisions of the second paragraph of 2° of article 83, of a bis, a ter, b bis of 18° and 18° bis of article 81, of article 163 bis AA and du d du 1 du I de l'article 163 quatervicies do not apply…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Procedure before the Court of Revision and Reconsideration

Article 624-3

If the bench of the Court of Revision and Reconsideration considers that the case is not ready for hearing, it shall order that additional information be provided by one or more of its members for the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Agents

Article L523-6

Credit institutions may, without being subject to Articles L. 523-1 to L. 523-5, authorise any person exercising another profession to issue money exclusively to their customers who have an account wi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information requirements

Article L561-18

The declaration referred to in Article L. 561-15 is confidential. Subject to the provisions ofArticle 19 of the aforementionedAct 78-17 of 6 January 1978, it is prohibited, on pain of the penalties pr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 5: Takeover bid

Article L2312-48

A company which has made an offer and whose employer, or the representative appointed by the employer from among the company's officers or employees, fails to attend the meeting of the social and econ…

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