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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application

Article R4621-1

The provisions of this Title do not apply to agricultural businesses and establishments, whose occupational health and prevention services are governed by Book VII of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Co…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L3241-1

Subject to legislative provisions requiring wages to be paid in a specific form, wages are paid in cash or by crossed cheque or by transfer to a bank or post office account held by the employee or joi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article R3241-1

The salary is paid on a working day, except in the case of payment by bank transfer.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Common provisions

Article L231-1

For the application of articles L. 232-1, L. 232-2, L. 232-3 and L. 232-4, a close link with the territory of a Member State is deemed to be established in particular: 1° If the contract has been conc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Coordination

Article L4152-1

The coordination between the action of the regional services and that of the State services in the region is ensured jointly by the president of the regional council and the State representative in th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to establishments distributing the Livret A or the Livret de développement durable et solidaire.

Article R221-8

For the purposes of the first paragraph ofArticle L. 221-6, Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations shall pay each credit institution, in respect of the amounts centralised under the first paragraph ofArti…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to establishments distributing the Livret A or the Livret de développement durable et solidaire.

Article R221-8-1

The additional remuneration provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 221-6 is calculated in such a way as to ensure that the credit institution referred to in article L. 518-25-1 is proporti…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to establishments distributing the Livret A or the Livret de développement durable et solidaire.

Article R221-9

I.-Resources collected by institutions distributing the Livret A or the Livret de développement durable et solidaire and not centralised pursuant to the third paragraph of article L. 221-5 are allocat…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 211-1

Automatic financial aid and selective financial aid are awarded to support the production and preparation of feature-length cinematographic works.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Miscellaneous measures relating to health organisation.

Article L6121-11

The regulatory measures provided for in article L. 6121-8 shall be determined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat and, unless otherwise provided and as necessary, the procedures for applying the other pro…

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