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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Preferential rights and guarantees for wage claims.

Article L143-11-7

…contributions to the financing of the personalised redeployment agreement mentioned in article L. 321-4-2 is paid directly to the bodies responsible for collection mentioned in article L. 351-21. The…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Redundancies for economic reasons.

Article L321-13

…oyment contract of a domestic employee by a private individual;4° Redundancy covered by article L. 321-12 ;5° Resignation due to a change in the spouse's place of residence, resulting from a change in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Concerted exercise of powers

Article L1111-10

…n may contribute to the financing of the projects mentioned in 1°, 2°, 5° and 8° of I of article L. 211-7 of the Environment Code, of regional interest, for which the project is managed by a municipal…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L1521-2-2

…ly benefits and social protection in the departmental community of Mayotte,order no. 2002-411 of 27 March 2002 relating to health and social protection in Mayotte andorder no. 2006-1588 of 13 December…

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French Civil Aviation CodeIn force
BOOK VI: ALLOCATION OF EXPENSES.

Article L611-5

…nsible, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 550/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 March 2004 laying down the framework for the creation of the Single European Sky, for monitoring the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 197

…ed, widowed or subject to separate taxation as provided for in 4 of article 6 and to two shares for married taxpayers subject to joint taxation.However, for taxpayers who are single, divorced, or subj…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to agricultural products and foodstuffs

Article L443-8

…to determine the revision formula and, pursuant to III of article L. 631-24 of the French Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, the indicators used. When the acquisition of the agricultural raw material by…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Withholding tax on salaries, pensions and annuities free of charge

Article 1671

…ng to mutual assistance similar in scope to that provided for in Council Directive 2010/24/EU of 16 March 2010 on mutual assistance for the recovery of claims relating to taxes, taxes, duties and othe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to eligible compensation

Article D533-13

…d in Article L. 931-2-2 of the same code;e) The collective investments mentioned in I of article L. 214-1 as well as the collective investment management companies mentioned in article L. 543-1 ; f) T…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of human body parts and products

Article R1542-2

…is signed at the same time as the certificate provided for in article 1 of decree no. 99-201 of 18 March 1999 relating to the issue of burial permits and cremation in New Caledonia and French Polynes…

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