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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Enforcement provisions.

Article L323-34

…or the application of this section, and in particular : - the procedures for application of Article L. 323-21 ; - the procedures for approving, operating and monitoring adapted businesses and home-bas…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Liability of the local authority in the event of an accident

Article L7125-34

When the elected representatives mentioned in Article L. 7125-33 are victims of an accident occurring in the performance of their duties, the territorial collectivity of French Guyana shall pay direct…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for negotiating and concluding sectoral collective agreements

Article L7343-34

…in a national database, the content of which is published online in an easily reusable open standard. They are published in a version that does not include the full names of the negotiators and signa…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Deduction of withholding tax and tax credits

Article 199 ter C

…ect of the year during which the remuneration taken into account to calculate the tax credit was paid. The excess tax credit is credited to the taxpayer in the same amount. This claim is used to pay t…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Sentence adjustment procedure applicable to released prisoners

Article D147-9

Where the provisions of the articles 474 and D. 48-2, the summonses provided for in Article 723-15 are issued by the sentence enforcement judge and by the prison integration and probation service. The…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Administrative formalities for companies

Article L123-34

In its relations with the administrations, persons or bodies mentioned in article L. 123-32, a company may not be required to give an identification number other than the unique number allocated under…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Minutes

Article L2315-34

…fined by an agreement concluded under the conditions provided for in the first paragraph of article L. 2312-16 or, failing this, by a decree. At the end of the period referred to in the first paragrap…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 quinquies C

…Association loses, under the conditions laid down in 3, the benefit of the provisions of 1. (1) See art. 93 ter..

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Energy

Article L2224-34

…ropolitan area, when they have adopted the territorial climate-air-energy plan mentioned in Article L. 229-26 of the Environment Code, are the coordinators of the energy transition. Within their terri…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Administrative police measures

Article L612-34

…m all the powers of administration, management and representation of the legal person are transferred. The provisional administrator disposes of the movable and immovable property of the legal entity…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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