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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Individual employers.

Article L6331-60

The contribution is paid to an approved skills operator, France Compétences, or to the Caisse des dépôts et consignations, according to a breakdown and procedures determined by an order of the Ministe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Individual employers.

Article L6331-59

The contribution is collected and audited by the bodies responsible for collecting social security and family allowance contributions at the same time as the social security contributions due on remun…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Individual employers.

Article L6331-62

The rules applicable in the event of a dispute are those governing social security disputes.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Individual employers.

Article L6331-61

The proceeds of the contribution are paid to the Skills Operator, after deduction of management costs, in accordance with the procedures laid down by joint order of the Minister for Social Security an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Individual employers.

Article L6331-57

Individual employers employing one or more of the following are liable to pay a contribution to the development of continuing vocational training equal to 0.15% of remuneration for the reference year:…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Special inspection procedures relating to good repute.

Article R514-1

I.- In order to verify the good repute requirements referred to in I to III and V of article L. 322-2, the body referred to in article R. 512-3 shall request a copy of bulletin no. 2 of the criminal r…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: Adversarial proceedings.

Article 468

If, without legitimate reason, the plaintiff does not appear, the defendant may request a judgment on the merits, which will be adversarial, unless the judge decides to adjourn the case to a later hea…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: Adversarial proceedings.

Article 467

The judgment shall be adversarial if the parties appear in person or by proxy, in accordance with the procedures specific to the court before which the claim is brought.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: Preliminary rulings.

Article 483

A preliminary ruling does not relieve the judge of jurisdiction.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: Adversarial proceedings.

Article 469

If, after having appeared, one of the parties fails to complete the acts of the proceedings within the required time limits, the judge shall rule by contradictory judgment in the light of the elements…

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