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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Contributions to the account

Article L6323-15

The contributions referred to in articles L. 2254-2, L. 5151-9, L. 6323-13 and L. 6323-14 are not taken into account when calculating the amount of rights registered in the employee's account each yea…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Principles

Article A212-176

…lid identity document, a passport photograph complying with the specifications of standard ISO/IEC 19794-5:2005, a declaration on honour attesting to the accuracy of the information given on the decla…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Principles.

Article L2261-17

In the event of the absence or failure of employees' or employers' organisations to act, resulting in the persistent impossibility of concluding an agreement or arrangement in a given branch of activi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Rights increases

Article 1758 A

…the taxpayer or increasing a claim to his benefit, give rise to the payment of an increase equal to 10% of the duties charged to the taxpayer or of the undue claim.The increase is raised to 20% in the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks and authorisation

Article R2131-17

…tion within the team. When the multidisciplinary team meets in application of 2° of article R. 2131-10, a doctor chosen by the woman is involved, at her request, in the consultation mentioned above.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1e: Taxpayers carrying on their professional activity within the framework of a partnership

Article 151 nonies

…ghts or shares in the company are considered in particular for the application of articles 38,72and 93, as assets allocated to the exercise of the profession.II. - 1. In the event of a gratuitous tran…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: First aid and rescue equipment

Article R4224-15

A member of staff receives the first aid training necessary to provide first aid in an emergency in: 1° Each workshop where dangerous work is carried out; 2° Each worksite employing at least twenty wo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Common provisions

Article R4733-15

A copy of decisions to withdraw an assignment, decisions to refuse or authorise the resumption of regulated work, and decisions to suspend or refuse the resumption of performance of the employment con…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Right to communicate

Article R744-17

The administration provides an interpreter for foreign nationals held in an administrative detention centre or facility who do not understand French, solely in the context of deportation proceedings a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Examination of the application.

Article R5141-17

The expert reports provided for in article R. 5141-16 consist of a critical evaluation of the various trials carried out, taking into account the state of scientific knowledge at the time of submissio…

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