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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Notification, publication and filing.

Article L2231-5

The earliest of the signatory organisations to an agreement or arrangement notifies the text to all representative organisations at the end of the signature procedure.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Commitment of expenditure and authorising officer's accounts (R)

Article D2342-5

Expenditure may only be paid from the appropriations allocated to each of them; these appropriations may not be used by the mayor for other expenditure.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Exemption from payroll taxes

Article D6243-5

The ceiling mentioned in article L. 6243-2 is equal to 79% of the minimum growth wage in force for the month in question.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1431-5

Notwithstanding the provisions of article L. 1431-6, the situation of the director of the public establishment for cultural or environmental cooperation is governed by the following provisions. The di…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Levy and collection.

Article L1241-5

Embryonic or foetal tissues or cells may only be removed, preserved and used following termination of pregnancy for diagnostic, therapeutic or scientific purposes. The woman who has undergone a termin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Principles.

Article L2141-5

Employers are prohibited from taking trade union membership or activity into consideration when making decisions on recruitment, the conduct and allocation of work, vocational training, promotion, rem…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Economic regime

Article 568 bis

As an exception to Article 568, in the overseas departments, from 1 January 2019 only persons who are qualified traders and hold a licence granted on behalf of the department by the president of the d…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Maintenance and operation of facilities

Article R1321-55

The water supply installations referred to in article R. 1321-43 must be designed, built and maintained in such a way as to prevent the introduction or accumulation of micro-organisms, parasites or su…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Experimentation

Article LO1113-5

Prior to the expiry of the period set for the experiment, the Government will submit to Parliament, for evaluation, a report accompanied by the observations of the territorial authorities that have ta…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prohibitions.

Article L1242-5

In the six months following a redundancy for economic reasons, it is forbidden to conclude a fixed-term employment contract for a temporary increase in activity, including for the performance of an oc…

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