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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Termination of the régie (R)

Article R2221-17

The deliberation of the municipal council deciding to relinquish the operation of the régie determines the date on which the operations of the régie cease. The accounts are closed on this date. The as…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration

Article D2242-14

To determine the amount of the penalty, the Regional Director of Companies, Competition, Consumption, Labour and Employment will take into account the efforts made by the employer to enter into negoti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration

Article D2242-12

For the application of article L. 2242-7, when a labour inspection officer mentioned in article L. 8112-1 observes a breach of the obligation defined in 1° of article L. 2242-1, he sends a report on t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration

Article D2242-13

When the Regional Director of Companies, Competition, Consumption, Labour and Employment intends to impose the penalty referred to in Article L. 2242-7, he shall inform the employer, by any means that…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration

Article D2242-15

The Regional Director of Companies, Competition, Consumption, Labour and Employment shall send the employer, by any means that provides a date certain of its receipt by the addressee, notification of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration

Article D2242-16

The penalty is declared and paid by the employer to the body responsible for collecting social security contributions for the scheme to which it belongs on the first due date for the social security c…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
OA: Non-alcoholic drinks

Article 1613 ter

…trition products for sick people and soya-based drinks with at least 2.9% protein from soya beans.I bis.-.The contribution is payable by the person who makes the first delivery of the products mention…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R324-1-5

The deliberation referred to in the first paragraph of IVa of article L. 324-1-1 specifies, on the basis of an analysis of the specific situation of the municipality: 1° The principles for implementin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Expiry of the contract term and continuation after expiry.

Article L1243-11-1

Where the employer proposes that the contractual employment relationship be continued after the expiry of the fixed-term contract in the form of an open-ended contract for the same or a similar job, w…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Reimbursement of expenses.

Article L2123-18-1

Municipal council members may be reimbursed for travel and subsistence expenses incurred to attend meetings of bodies or organisations where they represent their municipality in an official capacity,…

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