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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Employment obligation

Article D5212-8

…ird paragraph of article L. 5212-9, calculated in accordance with the provisions of article D. 5212-20 ; -the amount of the non-capped deduction linked to the conclusion of supply, subcontracting or s…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Miscellaneous duties and taxes.

Article 285 octies

I. - Pursuant to Article 79(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: POLICE

Article R2214-2

…roup of communes, assessed taking into account the size of the seasonal population, is greater than 20,000 inhabitants;2° The characteristics of delinquency are those of urban areas.It is established…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 11: Charges for the transmission and distribution of electricity and gas and for oil pipelines (R)

Article R2333-105

…nicipalities with a population greater than 2,000 and less than or equal to 5,000;PR = (0.381 P - 1,204) euros for municipalities with a population greater than 5,000 and less than or equal to 20,000…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Credit transactions

Article D351-1

…312-1, D. 312-7, D. 312-8, D. 312-15 to D. 312-19 and D. 312-21 to D. 312-25 Resulting from Decree no. 2016-884 of 29 June 2016 D. 312-26 Resulting from Decree no. 2018-229 of 30 March 2018 on the de…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: ALLOWANCE FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS

Article D553-12

To determine the amount of the allowance, unmarried children are taken into account, on the date the application is registered, provided they are dependent on the recipient.Resources received by the r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Time savings account.

Article R6152-803

This account is opened by the head of the establishment who, at the beginning of each year, informs the practitioner holding the account of the rights saved and consumed at the end of the previous cal…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 611-29

…rk in the case provided for in 1° of Article…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Undertakings for collective real estate investment.

Article R214-91

…on of the real estate collective investment undertaking by the Autorité des marchés financiers, the 20% limit mentioned in article R. 214-85 , the 20% ratio mentioned in article R. 214-86 and the 60%…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VIII: OTHER INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION

Article L581-1

…ific group of persons benefiting from temporary protection instituted pursuant to Council Directive 2001/55/EC of 20 July 2001 on minimum standards for giving temporary protection in the event of a ma…

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