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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Payments into the time savings account

Article L3343-1

…erve, the sums he has paid into a company savings plan and those paid by the company under articles L. 3332-11 to L. 3332-13 and L. 3334-10. When rights to paid leave have been accumulated in return f…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Contributions and allowances

Article L5424-20

…tertainment professions may, in addition to the employer contribution provided for in 1° of article L. 5422-9, be financed by a specific contribution payable by employers, including those mentioned in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter: Financing of vocational training

Article L6131-3

I.-The contributions mentioned in 2° to 4° of the I of article L. 6131-1 are collected by the unions for the collection of social security and family allowance contributions and the general social sec…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Mixed associations composed of communes and public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation or exclusively public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation

Article L5843-1

…same table, subject to the adaptations provided for in II. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 5711-1 law no. 2022-217 of 21 February 2022 on differentiation, decentralisation, deconcentration…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Undeclared work.

Article L8271-9

…m: 1° Documents proving that the registration, declarations and formalities referred to in articles L. 8221-3 and L. 8221-5 have been carried out, as well as those relating to the authorisation to pra…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Drinking water.

Article L1321-1

…idered clean and wholesome when it meets the requirements set by the decree provided for in article L. 1321-10.Any person who makes water intended for human consumption available to the public, whethe…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Effects of winding-up proceedings of companies whose registered office is located within the territory of a Member State of the European Union other than France.

Article L326-20

Subject to the provisions of Articles L. 326-21 to L. 326-29, the reorganisation measures defined in Article L. 323-8 and the decisions concerning the opening of winding-up proceedings taken by the co…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Automatic exclusions

Article L3123-4

…° Persons who have been sanctioned for failure to comply with the obligations laid down in Articles L. 8221-1, L. 8221-3, L. 8221-5, L. 8231-1, L. 8241-1, L. 8251-1 and L. 8251-2 of the Labour Code or…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Formation of the credit agreement

Article L313-31

If the offer referred to in Article L. 313-24 has been issued, the lender shall inform the borrower, on paper or any other durable medium, of its decision to accept or reject the offer and, where appl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Public policy

Article L2242-9

…an employer to assess the compliance of an agreement or action plan with the provisions of article L. 2242-8 . If the administrative authority remains silent at the end of a period set by decree in t…

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