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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Claims in contentious matters.

Article 54

…° a) For natural persons, the surname, forenames, profession, place of residence, nationality, date and place of birth of each of the applicants; > b) For legal persons, the name, forenames, professio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Member of the staff delegation of the inter-company social and economic committee

Article L2412-5

…the fixed-term employment contract of a member of the staff delegation of the inter-company social and economic committee before expiry of the term due to serious misconduct or unfitness certified by…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Tourist tax and flat-rate tourist tax

Article R2333-56

The declaration provided for in Article L. 2333-43 also includes:

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Tourist tax and flat-rate tourist tax

Article R2333-57

The proceeds of the tax are paid to the competent public accountant on the dates set by the deliberation of the town council referred to in II of article L. 2333-43.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Mutual insurance companies with a supervisory board and management board

Article R322-54-1

…l estate by nature, the total or partial sale of shareholdings, the creation of security interests, and sureties, endorsements and guarantees are subject to authorisation by the Supervisory Board unde…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation procedure

Article R1321-13-5

…exception to the provisions of Book I of the Code de l'expropriation pour cause d'utilité publique and Chapter III of Title II of Book I of the Code de l'environnement, the simplified public enquiry…

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

Article A132-5-1

…rly distinguishes between the portion of the transfer value relating to the diversification reserve and the mathematical reserve of commitments giving rise to a diversification reserve and the portion…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: The Competition Authority.

Article L464-5-1

The financial penalties imposed in application of articles L. 464-2, L. 464-3 and L. 464-5 may be subject to a surcharge of up to 10% of their amount, payable by the sanctioned organisation or company…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative penalties

Article L232-23-3-5

The duration of the period of Ineligibility referred to in 2° of I of article L. 232-23 for a breach of article L. 232-9-3 is two years. This period may be reduced by up to half, depending on the degr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Principles.

Article L4622-5-1

…udice to the third paragraph of Article L. 1251-22, where a company has its own occupational health and prevention service, this service may, under conditions laid down by agreement, ensure individual…

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