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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Exemptions granted by the Prefect.

Article L3132-23

…may be extended to several or all establishments in the same locality carrying on the same activity and serving the same clientele, although a fraction of an establishment may under no circumstances b…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Exemptions granted by the Prefect.

Article L3132-20

…in one of the following ways: 1° On a day other than Sunday for all employees of the establishment; 2° From Sunday noon to Monday noon; 3° Sunday afternoon with a compensatory rest period of one day p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Exemptions granted by the mayor.

Article L3132-26

…cancelled on the Sundays designated for each retail establishment by decision of the mayor taken after consulting the municipal council. The number of such Sundays may not exceed twelve per calendar…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Appointment in the event of compulsory retirement

Article R742-27

…h of article R. 743-169 when compensation is due, pursuant to the provisions of articles R. 743-169 and R. 743-176, following the merger of two or more commercial courts.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Appointment in the event of compulsory retirement

Article R742-25

…as been created without it being necessary to resort to the procedure provided for in articles R. 742-19 to R. 742-23, in the following cases: 1° Where the commercial court created has the same jurisd…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Appointment in the event of compulsory retirement

Article R742-26

There is no need to use the procedure provided for in articles R. 742-19 to R. 742-23 to appoint as clerk of the new court a natural or legal person who, pursuant to article R. 742-29, is the clerk of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: General provisions

Article 270

…the basis of returns filed by taxable persons in accordance with the conditions set out in Article 287.It applies to taxable sums and all items used to calculate the tax rounded to the nearest euro;…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article D2573-21

I. - The first three paragraphs of article D. 2224-1, the first paragraph of article D. 2224-2, the first four paragraphs of article D. 2224-3, the first paragraph of article D. 2224-4 and the first t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to members of the Executive Council.

Article R4422-2

Articles R. 4135-1 to R. 4135-8 are applicable to the President and members of the Corsican Executive Council. For the application of article R. 4135-4, the duration of the hours credited for one quar…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Title XI: Free trade zones.

Article 290

1. Subject to the provisions of 4 and 5 below, and unless special provisions are made to the contrary, goods placed in free zones may, on leaving the free zone, be put to the same uses as if they had…

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