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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Voluntary payment by the employer of wages and allowances due to a foreign employee not authorised to work

Article R8252-7

If a foreign employee is held in administrative detention, is assigned to a place of residence or is no longer on French territory, the employer must pay the sums specified in article L. 8252-2 to the…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 6: Family habilitation

Article 494-8

The person in respect of whom habilitation has been granted retains the exercise of his rights other than those the exercise of which has been entrusted to the person empowered to represent him pursua…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Pledging of intangible movables.

Article 2356

On pain of nullity, the pledge of a claim must be concluded in writing. The secured claims and the pledged claims are designated in the deed. If they are future, the deed must allow them to be individ…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Transmission of information

Article L561-31-1

Information transmitted pursuant to Articles L. 561-28 and L. 561-31, with the exception of that mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 561-31, is confidential. Recipients of such information…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Registration of homeopathic medicines.

Article R5141-69

Any change of registration holder is subject to authorisation from the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail. The applicati…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Arrangements between spouses, either by marriage contract or during marriage.

Article 1096

A gift of future property made between spouses during the marriage is always revocable. A gift of present property that takes effect during the marriage made between spouses is revocable only under th…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III-1: Sale of buildings to be constructed.

Article 1601-3

The vente en l'état futur d'achèvement is the contract by which the seller immediately transfers to the purchaser his rights over the land and ownership of the existing buildings. Future works become…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Generalised social contribution levied for the benefit of the Caisse nationale des allocations familiales, the Fonds de solidarité vieillesse and compulsory health insurance schemes

Article 1600-0 C

La contribution sociale généralisée sur les revenus du patrimoine est établie, contrôlée et recouvrée conformément aux dispositions de l'article L. 136-6 of the Social Security Code.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Generalised social contribution levied for the benefit of the Caisse nationale des allocations familiales, the Fonds de solidarité vieillesse and compulsory health insurance schemes

Article 1600-0 D

La contribution sociale généralisée sur les produits de placements est établie, contrôlée et recouvrée conformément aux dispositions de l'article L. 136-7 of the Social Security Code.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Provisions specific to the overseas collectivities governed by Article 74 of the Constitution and New Caledonia

Article 33

For the application of this Title: 1° The words: "tribunal de grande instance" are replaced by the words: "tribunal de première instance"; 2° In Articles 21-28 and 21-29, the words: "in the department…

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