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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Implementation by application of an agreement

Article R5212-12

…d in article L. 5212-10 due for that same year, excluding the expenses mentioned in article L. 5212-11 taken into account for the deduction provided for in that same article. Where the programme inclu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1a: Financing of the insurance allowance

Article D5422-3

…27-1, may transmit to the employer or its third party declarant within the meaning ofarticle L. 133-11 of the Social Security Code, at its request, the list of terminations of employment contracts and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-128

…s of the establishment holding the authorisation to open as provided for in Article L. 5142-2 under 11°, 12°, 13° or 14° of Article R. 5142-1 ; 2° The name of the medicated feed; 3° The type of animal…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Presentation and determination of the statement of estimates of revenue and expenditure

Article R6145-10

…articles R. 6145-13 to R. 6145-18 and in compliance with the conditions set out in article R. 6145-11.The budget may, where necessary, be the subject of amending decisions set by the Director, either…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Declaration by operators of electronic contact platforms

Article 1649 ter B

…lfils its reporting obligations to one of these other Member States pursuant to Council Directive 2011/16/EU of 5 February 2011 on administrative cooperation in the field of taxation and repealing Dir…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Loan categories

Article L753-6

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, subject to the provisions of II, in the wording indicated in the right-hand…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Common provisions.

Article 955

If a judgment is upheld, the court may rule by adopting its reasons or by its own reasons. In the latter case, it is deemed to have adopted the grounds of the judgment which are not contrary to its ow…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Compensation for victims

Article L1142-23

…mpensation for damage directly attributable to compulsory vaccination in application of article L. 3111-9 ; 3° The payment of compensation to victims of harm resulting from contamination by the human…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and special schemes.

Article 208 septies

…e L. 642-3 of the same code, made necessary by the implementation of the article 73 of law no. 2006-11 of 5 January 2006 on agricultural guidance and the ordonnance n° 2006-1547 du 7 décembre 2006 rel…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article R595-3

For the application of this book to French Polynesia: 1° With the exception of Article R. 561-11, the words: "in France" are replaced by the words: "in French Polynesia" and the words: "of France" by…

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