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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 302 bis WB

I. - Any person who prepares or processes fishery or aquaculture products, in a land-based establishment or in a factory vessel, pays a processing health fee to the State. II. - This fee is based on t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Scope of free transfer duties

Article 757 B

I.-Sums, annuities or values of any kind owed directly or indirectly by an insurer, as a result of the death of the policyholder, give rise to death duties according to the degree of kinship existing…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Provisions specific to the communes of Marseille and Lyon

Article L2513-3

I. - The Marseille marine fire brigade is the fire and rescue service responsible, under the direction and on the orders of the mayor, for the missions mentioned in article L. 1424-2 on the territory…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER: Financial provisions

Article L2531-4

The rate of payment expressed as a percentage of the salaries defined in article L. 2531-3 is set by Ile-de-France Mobilités within the limits:1° Of 2.95% in Paris and the Hauts-de-Seine department;1°…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Aid for specific purposes

Article L3232-1-1

For reasons of solidarity and regional planning, the department makes technical assistance available under conditions determined by agreement to municipalities or public establishments for inter-munic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Allocation to an employee savings plan.

Article L3324-12

When the employee, and where applicable the beneficiary referred to in the second paragraph of Article L. 3323-6 and in the third paragraph of Article L. 3324-2, does not request the payment of all or…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application.

Article L4111-3

The workshops of public or private establishments providing technical or vocational education, as well as those of the social and medico-social establishments and services mentioned in 2°, a of 5° and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Agreements to prevent the effects of exposure to certain occupational risk factors

Article L4162-1

I.-Employers with at least fifty employees, including the companies and public establishments mentioned in articles L. 2211-1 and L. 2233-1 employing at least fifty employees, as well as companies bel…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L5134-111

Aid for future employment may be granted to the following employers: 1° Private not-for-profit organisations; 2° Local authorities and groups of local authorities; 3° Other legal entities governed by…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application.

Article L5212-1

All employers are required to promote the employment of disabled workers. To this end, employers must declare the total number of beneficiaries of the employment obligation mentioned in article L. 521…

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