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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Reimbursement by the employer.

Article D5424-28

The employer sends the form declaring the work stoppage and requesting reimbursement of compensation paid to employees to the paid leave fund referred to in article D. 5424-32 within a period set by o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Reimbursement by the employer.

Article D5424-25

…wages serving as the basis for the contribution paid by the company in application of article D. 5424-36 and the amount of these wages before deduction of the allowance provided for in this same arti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Reimbursement by the employer.

Article D5424-27

…first six hours of compensation following the one-hour waiting period provided for in Article D. 5424-12, the employer is paid a uniform 10% of the amount obtained in Article D. 5424-25.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Reimbursement by the employer.

Article D5424-26

The employer is paid 85% of the amount obtained in article D. 5424-25 when the total payroll exceeds three times the amount of the allowance provided for in the same article and 90% when the total pay…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2a : Changing the sex designation in civil status records

Article 61-6

The application is made before the judicial court.The applicant states his or her free and informed consent to the change of the indication relating to his or her sex in the civil status records and p…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Conditions for extradition

Article 696-6

Subject to the exceptions provided for in Article 696-34, extradition shall be granted only on condition that the person extradited will not be prosecuted or convicted for an offence other than that f…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Effects of the guarantee between the debtor and the guarantor

Article 2310

Where there are several principal debtors jointly and severally liable for the same debt, the guarantor shall have the remedies provided for in the preceding articles against each of them.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Effects of the guarantee between the debtor and the guarantor

Article 2308

…paid all or part of the debt has personal recourse against the debtor both for the sums he has paid and for interest and costs. Interest accrues automatically from the date of payment. Only costs incu…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Effects of the guarantee between the debtor and the guarantor

Article 2311

The guarantor has no recourse if he paid the debt without notifying the debtor and if the debtor subsequently paid it or had the means at the time of payment to have it declared extinguished. However,…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Effects of the guarantee between the debtor and the guarantor

Article 2309

A guarantor who has paid all or part of the debt is subrogated to the rights that the creditor had against the debtor.

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