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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Failure to comply with the obligation

Article D8254-14

When the special contribution is payable by the persons mentioned in Article L. 8254-1, it is determined and collected in accordance with the provisions of Articles R. 8253-1, R. 8253-7, R. 8253-8, R.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Port establishment staff: compensatory rest for overtime work.

Article D744-2

…lude rest credit systems, hours worked in excess of the weekly working hours defined in article L. 212-5-1 of the French Labour Code only give entitlement to the compensatory rest instituted by the sa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Refusal of public aid

Article D8272-3

When the competent authority receives an application for one of the aids mentioned in article D. 8272-1, it shall check whether the applicant has been fined for one of the offences constituting illega…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Repayment of public aid

Article D8272-5

…ferred to in Article D. 8272-1 that they may order the company to repay all or part of the aid paid during the twelve months preceding the issue of the official report recording the offence.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Guidance contract

Article D981-4

…or in Article L. 981-6 is applicable to contributions and contributions payable by the employer and due :1. In respect of sickness, maternity, invalidity, death, old age, accidents at work and occupat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Debt securities

Article D742-4

…cle D. 213-0-1 is applicable in New Caledonia in the version resulting from Decree no. 2017-1165 of 12 July 2017.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Debt securities

Article D743-4

…e D. 213-0-1 is applicable in French Polynesia in the version resulting from Decree No 2017-1165 of 12 July 2017.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General conditions.

Article D6124-140-1

…h a view to improving practices and managing risks. The medical team mentioned in 1° of article D. 6124-137 fills in the professional practice observation registers mentioned in 3° of article D. 4021-…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General conditions.

Article D6124-140-2

…al radiotherapy are applicable to the neurosurgery authorisation holders referred to in article R. 6123-100-1, with the exception of articles D. 6124-133-1 and D. 6124-133-3 and subject to the followi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX quinquies : Special equipment tax levied for the benefit of the agency for the development of urban areas in the so-called "fifty-nation zone" in Martinique

Article 1609 D

…in the area known as the cinquante pas géométriques in Martinique created in application of the loi n° 96-1241 du 30 décembre 1996 relative à l'aménagement, la protection et la mise en valeur de la zo…

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