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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Self-employed persons, members of the liberal professions and the self-employed.

Article L6331-52

For the collection of the contributions referred to in Articles L. 6331-48 and L. 6331-53, the body referred to inArticle L. 225-1-1 of the Social Security Code collects management fees in accordance…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Offences committed by a person other than the employer or his representative.

Article R4741-5

…opinions during meetings of the college or sanctioning or dismissing them, in breach of article L. 4532-11 ; 2° Failure to mention in subcontracting contracts the obligation to participate in an inter…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Assistance with drawing up a forward-looking jobs and skills management plan

Article D5121-5

The State will cover part of the cost of studies prior to drawing up the forward-looking jobs and skills management plan.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Management entrusted to a public institution in the absence of an agreement.

Article D5427-5

The organisations listed in article D. 5427-4 carry out revenue and expenditure transactions in accordance with normal commercial practice. These transactions are always carried out under double signa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Self-employed persons, members of the liberal professions and the self-employed

Article R6331-52

The contribution provided for in Article L. 6331-53 is paid by the collection bodies to France Compétences, in accordance with the procedures specified in an agreement concluded respectively with the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Self-employed persons, members of the liberal professions and the self-employed

Article R6331-50

Approval of the skills operator referred to in 1° of Article L. 6331-53 is granted by joint order of the ministers responsible for vocational training, seafarers and sea fishing.The granting of approv…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Self-employed persons, members of the liberal professions and the self-employed

Article R6331-54

The skills operator mentioned in 1° of article L. 6331-53 designates a special section within it. This section is managed by the trade union organisations representing self-employed workers and employ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Director or deputy director of a national reference centre for communicable diseases

Article R6213-5

…he Minister for Health may, after obtaining the opinion of the committee referred to in article L. 6213-12, in its formation provided for in article R. 6213-19, individually authorise the persons refe…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter III: Immunities, safeguards and obligations of customs officials.

Article 59 quinquies

The services and establishments of the State and other public authorities are required to communicate to the agents of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise all information and documents in th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General rules.

Article L213-5

Bonds are negotiable securities which, in a single issue, confer the same debt rights for the same nominal value.

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