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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Aid for redeployment and professional retraining.

Article L5123-8

The administrative penalty provided for in article L. 5426-5 is applicable in the event of deliberately inaccurate or incomplete declarations made in order to qualify for the benefits provided for in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Right of the Board of Directors to impose sanctions - Suspension or reduction of funding

Article R2135-25

If this is not the case, the amount of the reduction in funding, which takes into account the extent of the shortcomings and, where applicable, the existence of justifications for some of the expendit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Distribution

Article R3252-35

The court clerk notifies each creditor of the distribution statement. If an intervention has been contested, the sums due to the intervening creditor are deposited. They are returned to the intervenin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Valuation of securities.

Article D3324-17

In the case provided for in 1° of Article L. 3323-2, the profit-sharing agreement determines the form of the securities allocated, the terms and conditions for holding these securities and the measure…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Information system for the personal training account and the individual right to training for local elected representatives

Article R6323-39

Personal data and information recorded in the processing are kept for a period of three years from the date of death of the holder of the personal training account. In the event of a dispute, this per…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Temporary exemptions

Article 1395 E

…changes that are made to this list are communicated by the prefect to the tax authorities before 1 September of the year preceding the tax year.The competent authority mentioned in the first paragrap…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Temporary exemptions

Article 1395 B bis

…erial instruction of 31 December 1908 and located in the wetlands defined in 1° of I of article L. 211-1 of the Environment Code are exempt from property tax on undeveloped land levied for the benefit…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Taxes to be levied for the common fund for agricultural accidents at work

Article 1622

…d on the schedule to the declaration mentioned in 1 of article 287 filed in respect of the month of September or the third quarter;2° Those not liable for value added tax pay two instalments each corr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Composition and management of the plan.

Article L3332-15

…mpany, including capital shares or securities issued by companies governed by law no. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperation, without prejudice to any specific provisions governing…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L744-9

…ber 2017 L. 214-162-2 and L. 214-162-3 Act 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 L. 214-162-4 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 214-162-5 to L. 214-162-7 Act no. 2015-990 of 6 August 2015 L. 214-162-8 Law…

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