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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L411-8

Subject to the provisions of 2° of article L. 411-10, the employer, after consulting the works council or, where there is no works council, the staff representatives or any other consultative body wit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Financing

Article L2312-83

…ngs and remuneration subject to social security contributions pursuant to the provisions of article L. 242-1 of the Social Security Code orarticle L. 741-10 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, wit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Public health and environmental whistleblowing

Article L4133-3

The persons mentioned in Article L. 4133-1 may not be subject to the measures mentioned in Article L. 1121-2. They benefit from the protections provided for in I and III of Article 10-1 and in Article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Criminal provisions.

Article L4442-1

…e during a period of temporary disqualification or removal from the roll as provided for in article L. 4124-6 or L. 4441-10 is punishable by three months' imprisonment and a fine of 9,000 euros. In al…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative penalties

Article L232-23

…g Agency may impose the following sanctions on persons who have breached the provisions of Articles L. 232-9, L. 232-9-1, L. 232-9-2, L. 232-9-3, L. 232-10, L. 232-10-3, L. 232-10-4 or L. 232-17: 1° A…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Tax payable by the employer of a foreign worker or of an employee temporarily seconded by a company not established in France

Article L436-13

The tax provided for in Article L. 436-10 shall be collected and controlled in accordance with the same procedures and subject to the same penalties, guarantees, securities and privileges as turnover…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Term and end of office

Article L2316-11

Notwithstanding the provisions of Article L. 2316-10, a branch agreement, a group agreement or a company agreement, as the case may be, may set the term of office of the employee representatives on th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia.

Article L947-12

For the application of the first paragraph of Article L. 723-10, the words: "two rounds" are replaced by the words: "one round", and the following sentence is added at the end of the article: "If seve…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: CONTROL OF DETENTION BY THE JUDICIAL AUTHORITY

Article L743-3

…n national for the purpose of contesting the decision to place him in detention pursuant to article L. 741-10 and by the administrative authority for the purpose of extending detention pursuant to art…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Withholding

Article L335-14

…cted of infringing a copyright or related right are detained after a request referred to in Article L. 335-10 has been accepted, goods suspected of infringing a registered copyright or related right m…

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