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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Establishment and composition

Article D49-3

…ourt of appeal.COURS D'APPELJUDICIAL COURTS seats of the sentence enforcement courts of these courtsBordeauxBergeracBourgesChâteaurouxChambéryAlbertvilleDijonChalon-sur-SaônePauTarbesPoitiersLa Rochel…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Finance companies carrying out a permanent mission in the public interest.

Article R515-3

…companies, known as sociétés de développement régional, contribute to the financing of companies located in France in the form of equity holdings. These companies are authorised to grant loans of fiv…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: The national financial intelligence unit

Article R561-36

…pposition to the execution of one or more given transactions and any other transactions that may be carried out, which are related to them by their purpose, amount, destination or the means of payment…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Labour Advisory Commission

Article D2621-3

…d by the State representative to give an opinion on all matters concerning labour, employment and vocational training.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article D3141-36

For the application of the laws and regulations relating to paid holidays, the paid holiday funds are subject to the supervision of the Labour Inspectorate in the professions concerned.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article D3141-31

…er's situation has been regularised, the fund will pay the employee the additional holiday pay due, calculated according to the same principles.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article D3141-33

The holiday pay referred to in article L. 3141-3 is calculated by multiplying one twenty-fifth of the hourly wage defined in article D. 3141-32 by twice the number of hours worked during the reference…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article D3141-34

…loyee, prior to his departure on leave or on the date of termination of his contract, with a certificate in duplicate enabling the employee to prove his entitlement to leave to the last employer's aff…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article D3141-32

The hourly wage used to calculate holiday pay is the quotient of the amount of the last pay paid to the employee in the reporting company that last employed him/her by the number of hours worked durin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article D3141-30

The duration of holidays for employees declared to the fund is determined in application of the general provisions of this chapter. The same applies to employees declared by the companies not establis…

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