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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article R5421-2

The beneficiary of an exemption from seeking employment must inform the body paying the replacement income within seventy-two hours of any change likely to affect his/her situation with regard to paym…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions

Article R4421-2

Articles R. 4127-1 to R. 4127-21, R. 4127-23 to R. 4127-84 and R. 4127-95 to R. 4127-112 are applicable to the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand co…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article R7221-2

The daily holiday allowance due to housekeepers is equal to one-sixth of the usual weekly salary unless the application of the one-tenth rule set out in the first paragraph of article R. 7213-9 is mor…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Cosmetic products

Article R5431-2

The making available on the market, by a distributor as defined in e of paragraph 1 of Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products

Article R5521-2

In the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, for the application of: 1° Articles R. 5125-1, R. 5125-2, R. 5125-4 with the exception of the third paragraph, R. 5125-5, R. 5125-7, R. 5125-11 and R…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 5: Changes to the basis of an application for divorce

Article 247-2

If the plaintiff files for divorce on the grounds of permanent impairment of the marriage bond and the defendant counterclaims for divorce on the grounds of fault, the plaintiff may invoke the faults…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Loss of French nationality

Article 23-2

French nationals under the age of thirty-five may not make the declaration provided for in articles 23 and 23-1 above only if they are in good standing with the obligations of Book II of the National…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction of the courts and proceedings before them

Article 29-2

The procedure followed in nationality matters, and in particular the communication to the Ministry of Justice of summonses, submissions and avenues of appeal, is determined by the Code of Civil Proced…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Income tax, corporation tax and taxes referred to in Chapter III

Article 247

Profits, determined in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 57, from the operation of communication satellites located at geostationary orbital positions which are not owned by such und…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Income tax, corporation tax and taxes referred to in Chapter III

Article 246

Profits made by maritime or air navigation companies established abroad from the operation of foreign ships or aircraft are exempt from tax provided that a reciprocal and equivalent exemption is grant…

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