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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Contributions and equalisation of costs.

Article D5424-36

The contributions paid by the employer to the paid leave funds are based on all salaries taken into account for the calculation of social security contributions, less an allowance for each of them, th…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Employee rights and legal action

Article D8223-3

When the employee's request is made verbally, the request and the response are recorded in the minutes.

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
B. - Recovery of financial penalties by Treasury accountants.

Article D48-35

Foreign pecuniary penalties are recovered in accordance with the procedures determined by the decree no. 64-1333 of 22 December 1964 relating to the recovery of fines and pecuniary penalties by the ac…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Accounting

Article D5217-32

The President of the Metropolitan Council attaches the mandates and supporting documents for expenditure, indicated in articles D. 1617-19 et D. 1617-20, to the issue slips that he sends to the accoun…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article 366-5

The refusal decision may be appealed to the Court of Cassation within fifteen days of its pronouncement. The appeal shall be lodged, investigated and judged in accordance with the procedure without co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Control of plant and animal species harmful to human health

Article D1338-3

Bodies designated by order of the ministers responsible for health, the environment and agriculture may contribute to the measures mentioned in article D. 1338-2, where these are national in scope. Th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Identification and lists of members of the profession of pharmacist.

Article D4221-30

The regional health agencies shall send the body managing the register referred to in Article D. 4113-118 a six-monthly update of the data relating to the places where pharmacy interns are assigned.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Account management

Article D4163-31

Each year, the managing body at national level records on the employee's professional prevention account the points corresponding to the data declared by the employer for the previous year on the decl…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VIII: Default in criminal matters

Article 379-5

The appeal is not open to the person sentenced in absentia.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Content of information

Article D217-3

Any commercial guarantee contract referred to in article L. 217-21 entered into in connection with the sale of a good shall include a box in accordance with the model shown in the appendix to article…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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