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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article L1524-9

For the application of article L. 1237-5 in Mayotte: a) The words: "in 1° of article L. 351-8 of the Social Security Code" are replaced three times by the words: "in the second paragraph of article 6…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Establishments manufacturing, importing or distributing medicated feed.

Article R5142-58

In establishments authorised to distribute medicated feed, the following information is recorded: 1° The date of acquisition, transfer or issue ; 2° The trade name or, failing that, the nature and qua…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Discharge from hospital.

Article R1112-62

Subject to the provisions of article L. 1111-5, with the exception of minors and involuntary patients, patients may, at their request, leave the establishment at any time. If the doctor in charge of t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Approval of traineeships

Article R6341-5

The administrative authority responsible for granting approval shall examine the training course project in accordance with the following assessment criteria: 1° The nature of the training course; 2°…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article A132-3

I. - For a given financial year, the total amount of profit sharing guaranteed by the company or the supplementary occupational retirement fund under article A. 132-2 must be less than a ceiling calcu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Financing obligations of employers with at least eleven employees

Article L6331-5

For temporary employment agencies, the rate mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 6331-3 is set at 1.30%. This contribution is allocated as follows:-1% is allocated by France Compétences as m…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Value added tax

Article 293 A

1. On importation, the chargeable event occurs and the tax becomes chargeable at the time when the goods are deemed to be imported, within the meaning of 2 of I of Article 291.The import declaration m…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Taxes specific to resorts

Article L2333-53

The annual proceeds of the municipal tax are allocated, subject to the provisions of the first paragraph of article L. 2333-52 : 1° A des interventions favorisant le développement agricole et forestie…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title II: Ski lift insurance

Article Annexe art. A220-3

Clauses to be included in insurance contracts taken out in application of article L. 220-1 of the French Insurance Code instituting compulsory insurance for operators of funicular or cog railways, cab…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Usury rates

Article L313-5-2

Where a contractual loan is usurious, the excessive sums collected in accordance with articles L. 313-4 and L. 313-5-1 are automatically deducted from the normal interest and, subsidiarily, from the p…

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