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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Information on the social conditions under which products are manufactured

Article L113-1

…cturer, producer or distributor of a good marketed in France shall provide consumers who so request and who are aware of serious evidence casting doubt on the fact that this good has been manufactured…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
1 ter : Taxation of capital gains realised under a construction lease

Article 151 quater

Where the construction lease provided for by the articles L. 251-1 to L. 251-8 of the Code de la construction et de l'habitation is accompanied by a clause providing for the transfer of ownership of t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Procedure for consulting employee representatives specific to collective redundancies.

Article L1233-10

Together with the invitation to the meeting provided for in article L. 1233-8, the employer shall send the employee representatives all relevant information on the proposed mass redundancies. It shall…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Report presenting the procedure carried out by the purchasers

Article R2384-1

The purchaser shall draw up a report presenting the procedure for awarding defence or security contracts meeting a need whose value is equal to or greater than the European thresholds set out in a not…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Calculation of the estimated value of the concession contract

Article R3121-1

…culated using an objective method, specified in the consultation documents mentioned in article R. 3122-7. It corresponds to the concessionaire's total turnover excluding taxes for the duration of the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions relating to the contribution levied on property insurance contracts

Article A422-1

The insurance contracts on which the contribution instituted by article L. 422-1 and mentioned in article R. 422-4 is based are those that cover property located on national territory and falling unde…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Financing obligation for employers with fewer than eleven employees

Article L6331-1

…wer than eleven employees pay the vocational training contribution referred to in 2° of article L. 6131-2 of this code by paying 0.55% of the amount of earned income used to calculate the social secur…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of a territorial council mandate

Article LO6224-1

…l determines, by analogy with the rules applicable to the departmental councils of the départements and to the regional councils, the guarantees granted to the territorial councillors of Saint-Barthél…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of a territorial council mandate

Article LO6325-1

…l determines, by analogy with the rules applicable to the departmental councils of the départements and to the regional councils, the guarantees granted to the territorial councillors of Saint-Martin…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of a territorial council mandate

Article LO6434-1

The Territorial Council determines, by analogy with the rules applicable to departmental councils and regional councils, the guarantees granted to the territorial councillors of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquel…

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