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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Collection, control, penalties and litigation relating to tourist tax

Article L2333-34-1

I.-Failure to file the declaration provided for in III of article L. 2333-34 within the prescribed period will result in the application of a fine of up to €12,500 but not less than €750. Omissions or…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions and scope of application

Article L224-25-2

I.-The provisions of this section shall apply to any contract under which a trader, or any person holding himself out or acting as a trader, provides digital content and a digital service to a consume…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Governance

Article L224-26

For each compulsory retirement savings plan that may be funded by profit-sharing and incentive schemes, a supervisory committee is set up in accordance with the provisions of articles L. 224-21 and L.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Implementation

Article L224-23

A compulsory retirement savings plan may be set up using one of the methods mentioned inArticle L. 911-1 of the Social Security Code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Travel and traffic.

Article L2143-20

To carry out their duties, union representatives may, during delegation hours, travel outside the company. They may also, both during delegation hours and outside their normal working hours, move free…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Relations between public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status and their member municipalities

Article L5211-11-3

The creation of a conference of mayors is compulsory in public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status, except where the bureau of the public establishment already incl…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L212-3-8

If the authorization given in application of article L. 212-3 provides for proportional remuneration, the phonogram producer may not deduct contractually defined advances or deductions from the remune…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: List of candidates

Article L1441-23

The employer shall allow an employee of his company who has been appointed as a list representative in the context of the renewal of the industrial tribunal mandate the time required to carry out his…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: List of candidates

Article L1441-20

No list may include more candidates than the number of posts allocated per section and industrial tribunal.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: List of candidates

Article L1441-22

The representative of the list notifies the employer of each employee candidate of the name of the employee from his company whom he intends to put forward on his list of candidates. This notification…

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