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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Payments.

Article L3332-13

…e compulsory by virtue of legal or contractual rules. However, this rule may not have the effect of calling into question the tax and social security exemptions provided for in article L. 3332-27, pro…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Caisses de crédit agricole mutuel.

Article R512-13

Bonds issued by the Caisses de Crédit Agricole Mutuel with a maximum maturity of two years must be used in short-term credit transactions in accordance with the provisions of the first and second para…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation

Article R1271-13

…ount remains immediately realisable at any time at their initial face value. In the event of falsification, alteration, destruction or theft during dispatch of the special payment instruments referred…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Cemeteries

Article R2223-13

The state of abandonment is recorded in a report drawn up by the mayor or his delegate after a visit to the site, in the presence of a police officer delegated by the head of the district or, in the a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Payments.

Article R3332-13

…to make payments into the collective retirement savings plan of his former company. Except in this case, a former employee who has left the company for a reason other than retirement or early retirem…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition

Article R1432-130

If a staff representative on the committee loses his or her position on the Agency and Working Conditions Committee, or ceases to perform his or her duties within the regional health agencies, he or s…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Penalties

Article R824-13

A copy of the statement of objections together with a copy of the investigation report and the investigation file is forwarded for referral by the general rapporteur to the chairman of the restricted…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section unique : Le conseil des sites de Corse

Article R4421-13

Except when the sites council sits in a "heritage and architecture" formation, the chairman has the casting vote in the event of a tie.A secret ballot is automatically held when three members present…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation

Article R4422-13

The Corsican economic, social, environmental and cultural council sits at the capital of the Corsican collectivity. In agreement with the President of the Executive Council, its President may convene…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Clearances

Article R4227-13

Signage indicates the way to the nearest exit and the way to the nearest safe waiting area or equivalent area. Other signs identify these areas.Clearances that are not normally used as passageways dur…

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