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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: POPULATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY (R)

Article R2151-1

…defined in V and VI of this article, homeless persons and persons habitually resident in mobile homes.II. - The population categories are:1. The municipal population;2. The population counted separate…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1416

Where no special rolls are drawn up (1), the taxpayers omitted or insufficiently taxed on the initial roll are entered on a supplementary roll which may be levied no later than 31 December of the year…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Employees

Article R6341-32-1

…rsement by the State of the remuneration maintained for trainees by their employers may not exceed: 1° 50% in the case of job creation or modification of the production process; 2° 70% in the case of…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Authorisation of payment institutions

Article L522-11-1

…r receiving the opinion of the Banque de France pursuant to the fourth paragraph of I of Article L. 141-4. To obtain this authorisation, an application must be submitted to the Autorité de contrôle pr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Fate of preserved gametes and germ tissue

Article R2141-17

…the context of medically assisted procreation for a parental project in application of article L. 2141-1 is consulted each calendar year in writing as to whether he/she wishes to continue with this m…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IX: Parental authority

Article 1204

…f receipt to which the application is attached, at least eight days before the date of the hearing: 1° The petitioner; 2° The parents of the minor; 3° The person, establishment or service that has tak…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Breach of contract

Article R6222-23-1

In order to allow a new apprenticeship contract to be signed in application of article L. 6222-18-2, an exception may be made to the minimum duration of the apprenticeship contract mentioned in the fi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Periods of work experience.

Article D5132-26-1

The agreement referred to in article L. 5132-2 may provide for the intermediary association to set up periods of work experience for its employees recruited under contracts concluded in application of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XV: Prosecution, investigation and trial of acts of terrorism

Article 706-16

The acts of terrorism incriminated by Articles 421-1 to 421-6 of the Penal Code, as well as related offences, shall be prosecuted, investigated and judged according to the rules of this Code subject t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Payment service providers, bureaux de change and electronic money issuers

Article L775-16

…n the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 522-1 and L. 522-2 Order no. 2017-1252 of 9 August 2017 L. 522-3 Act no. 2018-700 of 3 August 2018 L. 52…

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