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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Swimming establishments and aquatic activities

Article D322-13

During public opening hours, only the following may supervise the establishments mentioned in article D. 322-12: 1° Holders of one of the qualifications whose awarding procedures are defined by order…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions relating to the digital procedure

Article D589-1

The digital procedural file provided for in the second paragraph of I of Article 801-1 is made up of the documents mentioned in the first paragraph of this article received, drawn up or converted by t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Provisions relating to Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Réunion and Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Article D600-1

For the application of the provisions of titles I to IV, VI and XI of Book V of the Code of Criminal Procedure(Part Three: Decrees), in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, subject to the provisions of Article D…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Information annexed to the pay slip

Article D3171-11

In the absence of any agreement to the contrary, employees are informed of the number of hours of compensatory rest and mandatory time off credited to them by means of a document attached to the pay s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Information annexed to the pay slip

Article D3171-13

In companies and establishments which apply a system for the organisation of working time in application of the provisions of article L. 3121-44, the total number of hours worked since the beginning o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Employees not working the same collective timetable

Article D3171-10

The working hours of the employees mentioned in article L. 3121-58 are calculated each year by recapitulating the number of days or half-days worked by each employee.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VIIa: Profits on forward financial instruments

Article 150 duodecies

In the event of a gift of securities as provided for in I of article 978 , the net gain corresponding to the difference between the value of the securities used to determine the tax advantage provided…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
h: Cash subscriptions to the capital of approved small-scale fishing finance companies

Article 163 duovicies

The amount of sums actually paid for cash subscriptions to the capital of companies mentioned in article 238 bis HO made before 1 January 2009 is deductible from overall net income; this deduction may…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Single integration contract

Article D5522-16

The hourly amount of the flat-rate assistance for training costs mentioned in article R. 5522-14 is set at 7.62 euros.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Management and information costs and costs relating to the tasks of skills operators

Article D6332-18

I.-The management, information and mission costs mentioned in article R. 6332-17 may not exceed a ceiling determined in the agreement on objectives and resources mentioned in article L. 6332-2. These…

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