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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Allocation of funds from the joint fund

Article D2135-30

Pursuant to 2° of article L. 2135-13, the fund allocates the credits paid by the State as follows: 1° 80% of its appropriations, in equal shares, between each of the trade union organisations represen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Creation, extension or conversion

Article R2321-4

…application, which has been compiled and examined in accordance with the provisions of articles R. 2321-19 and R. 2321-20 below, and from the character tests carried out on the applicant and any memb…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Kindergartens

Article R2324-47-2

…on of the provisions relating to the "Health and Inclusive Care" adviser provided for in Article R. 2324-39, the manager of a kindergarten must comply with the following minimum requirements: 1° Small…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Examination for admission to the traineeship

Article A321-10

The examination for access to the traineeship provided for in 4° of article R. 321-18 and articles R. 321-20 to R. 321-25 shall take place at least once a year. The dates and locations of the tests ar…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Work permit categories and authorised professional activities

Article R5221-6

Subject to the provisions of article R. 5221-22, employment contracts concluded as part of schemes to promote employment provided for in Book I of Part Five or as part of lifelong vocational training…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Operating rules

Article L327-9

…a declaration of interests in accordance with the model in Appendix 3 of Article 2 of the Decree of 23 December 2013 on declarations of assets and interests submitted to the High Authority for the Tra…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Obligations of employers and debtors

Article 87 A

…t in I of Article L. 133-5-3 or in Article L. 133-5-8of the Social Security Code or Article L. 7122-23 of the Labour Code.For persons not falling within the scope of I of Article L. 133-5-3 of the Soc…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Title XVI: Controls on cash transported by bearer or forming part of a consignment without the intervention of a bearer to or from abroad.

Article 465

…to L. 152-1-2 and in Regulation (EU) No 2018/1672 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on controls of cash entering or leaving the EU and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1889…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Trade union delegate, mandated employee, employee adviser and member of the staff delegation of the inter-company social and economic committee

Article L2421-2

…owing offices: 1° Member of the board or director of a social security fund mentioned in article L. 231-11 of the Social Security Code; 2° Member of the board of directors of a mutual insurance compan…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Sustainable development plan

Article L4424-12

…ic and reasoned deliberation of the Assembly of Corsica, set, for the application of Article L. 121-23 of the town planning code, a list of land and marine areas, sites and landscapes that are remarka…

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