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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L4331-2

…net de la taxe sur la valeur ajoutée perçue en application des A à C du IV de l'article 8 de la loi n° 2020-1721 du 29 décembre 2020 de finances pour 2021.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Overall operating grant

Article R1613-1

…alary costs reimbursed pursuant to article L. 1613-5 include all remuneration defined by the décret n°85-730 du 17 juillet 1985 relatif à la rémunération des fonctionnaires de l'Etat et des fonctionna…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: General obligation to provide pre-contractual information

Article L111-7-2

Without prejudice to the information obligations provided for in article 19 of law no. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 for confidence in the digital economy and in articles L. 111-7 and L. 111-7-1 of this co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health protection.

Article L1521-5

…121-3 Order no. 2016-800 of 16 June 2016 L. 1121-4 Order no. 2016-800 of 16 June 2016 L. 1121-5 Law n° 2012-300 of 5 March 2012 L. 1121-6 Law n° 2012-300 of 5 March 2012 L. 1121-7 Law no. 2019-180 of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Services provided by an institution for occupational retirement provision established in another Member State of the European Union or in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article R370-3

The balance sheet value of the shares and units referred to in 6°, 7° to 7°c of Article R. 332-2 and of any other security not admitted to trading on a regulated market may not exceed 30% of the dispe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Allocation of seats

Article R2344-1

The number of seats on the special negotiating body and the European works council set up in the absence of an agreement for each of the States mentioned in Article L. 2341-1 is set according to the f…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nomination, election and status of members.

Article R2362-5

Pursuant to the first paragraph of Article L. 2362-3 insofar as it refers to Article L. 2352-3, the number of seats per Member State on the special negotiating body is equal to : 1° Up to 10% of the t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nomination, election and status of members

Article R2372-5

Pursuant to Article L. 2372-3 insofar as it refers to Article L. 2352-3, the number of seats per Member State on the special negotiating body is equal to : 1° Up to 10% of the total workforce: 1 seat;…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable in the départements of Essonne, Hauts-de-Seine, Paris, Seine-et-Marne, Seine-Saint-Denis, Val-de-Marne, Val-d'Oise and Yvelines

Article R*122-4

Notwithstanding Article R. * 122-1 and the first paragraph of Article 11-1 of Decree no. 2004-374 of 29 April 2004, in the départements of Essonne, Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-et-Marne, Seine-Saint-Denis, V…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions.

Article L6355-20

Any training provider who, before expiry of the withdrawal period provided for in article L. 6353-5, requires the trainee to pay sums in breach of the provisions of the first paragraph of article L. 6…

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