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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Proposal for redeployment leave

Article R1233-20

In the letter of notification of redundancy provided for in Articles L. 1233-15, in the event of less than ten employees being made redundant within the same thirty-day period, and L. 1233-39, in the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Exemptions from social security contributions

Article R6325-20

When the services responsible for monitoring the performance of the contract or the monitoring agents referred to in Article L. 6361-5 find that the employer has failed to comply with the provisions o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and amount of the financial guarantee

Article R7123-20

The sole purpose of the financial guarantee provided for in article L. 7123-19 is to ensure: 1° Payment to models made available to users by a modelling agency of their salary and related benefits, co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Approvals and changes to shareholdings

Article R612-20

I. - In application ofArticle L. 612-21, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution draws up and updates, in the form of an electronic register, the lists of the following persons: 1° The pe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties of dental surgeons.

Article R4127-201

The provisions of this code of ethics apply to all dental surgeons registered on the roll of the Association, to all dental surgeons performing a professional act under the conditions provided for in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIII: Income tax deducted at source

Article 204 H

I. - 1. The tax authorities calculate the rate provided for in Article 204 E for each tax household. It is equal to the ratio between the amount of income tax for the tax household relating to the inc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to accountants (R)

Article D1617-20

…nting officer is requisitioned by the authorising officer under the conditions provided for in article L. 1617-3 of this code and to Article L. 264-7 of the Financial Jurisdictions Code, there is no t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Registration of members of the profession and non-practising graduates

Article R4221-20

If the pharmacist suspended in application of article L. 4221-18 is a civil servant, the hierarchical authority shall maintain his salary, residence allowance, family salary supplement and compulsory…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Removal of organs for scientific purposes.

Article R1232-20

The establishment or organisation must be able to provide the following information at any time, at the request of the Minister for Research or the Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine: 1°…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to the Bibliothèque nationale de France

Article R122-20

The legal entities and establishments mentioned in 1° of article L. 122-5-1 transmit to the Bibliothèque nationale de France the files of adapted documents in digital form that they have produced as s…

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