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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Single integration contract

Article R5522-15

If the employment contract is terminated before the end of the training period referred to in article R. 5522-12, the sums already paid to the employer corresponding to training hours not completed wi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1599 quater C

I.-An annual tax on parking areas is levied within the territorial limits of the Ile-de-France region.II. - The tax is payable by the owner, usufructuary, lessee under a construction lease, emphyteuti…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Development grant.

Article L2334-21

…opulation represents at least 15% of the population of the canton, to communes with headquarters of centralising offices, and to communes that were canton chief towns on 1 January 2014;Not eligible ar…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for exercising trade union rights in sports resource, expertise and performance centres

Article R114-66

…anisations with at least one seat on the social committee of the administration of the sports resources, expertise and performance centre concerned, and on the other hand the trade union organisations…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: General provisions.

Article L1142-3

…as provided for in articles L. 1225-30 to L. 1225-33; 4° Resignation by an employee in a medically certified state of pregnancy, as provided for in article L. 1225-34; 5° Paternity leave and childcar…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 239 septies

Real estate investment trusts (sociétés civiles de placement immobilier) with a purpose in line with that defined in Article L. 214-114 of the Monetary and Financial Code and authorised to make a publ…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Penalties.

Article R328-1

…e of article L. 310-1 or 1° of III of article L. 310-1-1 is liable to a fine for a fifth-class offence:1° Disregarding the obligations or prohibitions resulting from articles R. 321-17-1, R. 321-28, R…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title V: PENALTIES

Article R452-3-1

…es and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety, failing to comply with one of its obligations under a withdrawal…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Customs officers responsible for certain judicial police duties

Article R15-33-14

An individual file concerning the activity of each customs officer authorised to carry out judicial police missions is kept permanently at the public prosecutor's office at the Paris court of appeal.…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 10: Judicial environmental officers

Article R15-33-29-27

An individual file concerning the activities of the judicial environmental officer is kept permanently at the public prosecutor's office of the court of appeal within whose jurisdiction the headquarte…

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