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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Calculation and payment of the allowance

Article R5123-33

The reference salary is determined on the basis of the remuneration on which contributions to the unemployment insurance scheme were based for the last twelve calendar months prior to joining the sche…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to disabled workers employed in an ordinary working environment.

Article L323-21

Disabled workers taken on under the provisions of section 1 of this chapter may not, in the event of a relapse of the disabling condition, benefit from the special advantages granted in the event of i…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-29

…ations is specified in Article 376 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2015/35 of 10 October 2014.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 sexies

I. - A general tax on polluting activities has been introduced and is payable by the following natural or legal persons:1. a) Any person receiving hazardous or non-hazardous waste and operating a faci…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 9: Charges for the removal of waste, refuse and residues, charges for the removal of household refuse from campsites and special charges

Article L2333-76

The municipalities, public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation and mixed syndicates that benefit from the competence provided for in article L. 2224-13 may introduce a fee for the removal o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
5°: Consequences of a company leaving the group or ceasing to be a group company

Article 223 R

In the event that one of the companies mentioned in the fifth paragraph of Article 223 B in the wording in force for financial years commencing before 1 January 2019, indirect subsidies that arise fro…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Flat-rate tax on network companies

Article 1599 quater A

I. - The flat-rate tax referred to in Article 1635-0 quinquies applies to rolling stock used on the national rail network for passenger transport operations.II. - The flat-rate tax is payable each yea…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduced rate

Article 278 sexies

…the same code; 8° Priority neighbourhoods for city policy are those defined in article 5 of law no. 2014-173 of 21 February 2014 on programming for cities and urban cohesion; 9° Urban renewal agreemen…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article L2334-4

…rty tax on built-up properties refers to the rate of property tax on built-up properties adopted in 2014 by the Rhône department.II. - 1. The tax potential of a commune that is a member of a grouping…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Electronic identification of users of digital health services

Article L1470-2

…for the means of electronic identification referred to in Article 8, (3) of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on electronic identification and trust services f…

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