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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Local tax on outdoor advertising

Article R2333-10

The local tax on outdoor advertising is liquidated by the administration of the municipality or public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation that collects it, on the basis of the declarations…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Persons authorised to practise the profession of pharmacy assistant

Article D4241-6

Candidates providing evidence of professional experience duly certified by the employer, acquired either under the third paragraph of article L. 663 of the present code in its version prior to 22 June…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Declaration of voluntary association involvement

Article R5151-16

Any holder of a personal activity account wishing to acquire rights registered on their personal training account in respect of the activities mentioned in 6° of article L. 5151-9 must declare to the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Payment.

Article R5522-56

Half the amount of the bonus is paid as soon as the new job is filled on a full-time basis. The balance is paid by 31 March of the following year at the latest, after verification of the average numbe…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4a: Temporary open-ended employment contract

Article L1251-58-4

…ection and with the exception of Articles L. 1251-14, L. 1251-15, L. 1251-19, L. 1251-26 to L. 1251-28, L. 1251-32, L. 1251-33 and L. 1251-36.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Deduction of withholding tax and tax credits

Article 199 quater

…d pensions mentioned in 1 and 5 of Article 12 of Decision of the European Parliament 2005/684/EC of 28 September 2005 adopting the Statute for Members of the European Parliament subject to the Europea…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Effects of extradition

Article 696-34

…does not apply where the person claimed waives it under the conditions provided for in articles 696-28 and 696-40 or where the French Government gives its consent under the conditions set out in artic…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article L950-1

…151-1 to L. 152-8 and L. 153-2 to L. 154-1 are applicable, in their wording resulting from Law no. 2018-670 of 30 July 2018 on the protection of business secrecy;Articles L. 141-12, L. 141-18, L. 143…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Provisions specific to the overseas collectivities governed by Article 74 of the Constitution and New Caledonia

Article 33

…l de grande instance" are replaced by the words: "tribunal de première instance"; 2° In Articles 21-28 and 21-29, the words: "in the department" are replaced by the words: "in the collectivity" or "in…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special provisions for the sale by auction of an immovable property

Article R742-32

Within fifteen days of the publication of the judgment made pursuant to Article R. 742-28 or, where applicable, a reference to the judgment issued pursuant to article R. 742-31 alongside the copy of t…

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