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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Overall operating grant

Article L3334-6

…ed in 1° of this article, in its wording prior to Finance Act no. 2020-1721 of 29 December 2020 for 2021, as calculated for the allocation of the global operating grant in 2021, and the product mentio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Overall operating grant

Article L3334-3

…licable, by the reductions in allocation to be provided for in application of Article 43 of Law No. 2021-1900 of 30 December 2021 on Finance for 2022.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Natural mineral waters.

Article L1322-12

…which serves as a guarantee for the payment of compensation in the cases listed in article L. 1322-11.The State, in respect of springs of which it is the owner, is exempt from the requirement to prov…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4441-14

The provisions of articles L. 4441-2, L. 4441-3 and L. 4441-4 to L. 4441-11 are applicable to the disciplinary chamber of the order of dental surgeons of New Caledonia and French Polynesia subject to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Safeguards.

Article R625-4

…the commissaire à l'exécution du plan shall return to the institutions mentioned in article L. 143-11-4 of the Code du travail the sums advanced by them that have not been collected by the employees…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article R3165-5

…punishable by a fifth-class fine. Repeated offences are punishable in accordance with articles 132-11 and 132-15 of the French Penal Code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Infringements of the rules concerning work by young people and by pregnant women, women who have recently given birth or who are breastfeeding

Article R4743-1

…able by a fine of the fifth class. Repeated offences are punishable in accordance with articles 132-11 and 132-15 of the French Penal Code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Offences committed by the employer or his representative.

Article R4741-2

…is liable to a fifth-class fine. Repeated offences are punishable in accordance with articles 132-11 and 132-15 of the French Criminal Code.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Special financing arrangements

Article L4332-9

…otal amount levied under this fund is equal to 0.1% of the fraction of value added tax allocated in 2021 to the local authorities mentioned in the first paragraph of this I pursuant to A of IV of Arti…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L5842-2

…subject to the adaptations provided for in II to IV. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 5211-1 law no. 2022-217 of 21 February 2022 L. 5211-2 law no. 2011-525 of 17 May 2011 L. 5211-3 Order…

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