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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Automated processing relating to the monitoring of persons placed under mobile electronic surveillance

Article R61-12

…onnection or linking with other processing, are determined by the provisions of the articles R. 544-18 et seq. of the same code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Breach of contract

Article D6222-21-1

…han five calendar days from the date of referral to the mediator as provided for in article L. 6222-18, the apprentice shall inform the employer of his intention to terminate the contract by any means…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Determination of taxable income

Article 73

…e benefit of the deduction is subject to compliance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1408/2013 of 18 December 2013 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Reimbursement of unemployment benefit

Article R1235-9

If, in its opposition, the employer claims that the reimbursement of unemployment benefits was ordered in a case where such a measure is excluded by law, the court shall refer the case back to the cou…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
7: Failure to comply with obligations to declare or pay electronically

Article 1738

1. Failure to comply with the obligation to file a tax return and its appendices electronically or to pay tax by bank transfer, electronic settlement or direct debit at the initiative of the Treasury…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 6 : Exceptional aid to compensate for the loss of turnover due to the ban on the sale and consumption of food and drink in cinemas

Article 919-96

…the public is welcomed for the activities mentioned in I of article 40 of the aforementioned decree no. 2021-699 of 1 June 2021;3° Turnover is determined by taking into account the period between 3 Ja…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Provisions common to property tax and council tax

Article 1417

…same article 1391 and who have benefited from the exemption provided for in I of article 28 of law no. 2014-891 of 8 August 2014 on rectifying finance for 2014 when the amount of income for the year…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 4: Conditions for holding office as a member of the community council.

Article L5215-16

…f Part Two relating to the conditions for exercising municipal mandates, excluding articles L. 2123-18-1, L. 2123-18-3 et L. 2123-22, are applicable to members of the community council subject to the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Conurbation community

Article L5216-4

…f Part Two relating to the conditions for exercising municipal mandates, excluding articles L. 2123-18-1, L. 2123-18-3 et L. 2123-22, are applicable to members of the community council subject to the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Entry on the roll of the order

Article R4222-4-4

…in articles R. 4221-15 to R. 4221-15-6 or the suspension procedure provided for in article L. 4221-18. A pharmacist who has been temporarily banned from practising may not request to be omitted from…

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