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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Implementation by application of an agreement

Article R5212-14

The agreement is forwarded to the competent administrative authority for approval by the most diligent party no later than 31 May of the first year of implementation of the programme, in accordance wi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R355-2

…to 297,300,301,303 and 304 to 314 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2015/35 of 10 October 2014.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article L3661-15

…account only;3° An aggregated presentation of the results for the last known financial year for the main budget and the local authority's ancillary budgets. This document is attached to the administra…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article L5217-10-14

…gated presentation of the results for the last known financial year of the metropolitan authority's main budget and annex budgets. This document is attached to the administrative account alone;4° Of t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Recovery costs

Article L132-23

Infringement of the prohibition on recovery costs mentioned in article L. 121-21 is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 300,000 euros. The amount of the fine may be increased, in propo…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IX: Provisions specific to insurance and reinsurance undertakings covered by the Solvency II regime

Article R322-167

…sed in accordance with Article 258 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2015/35 of 10 October 2014, without prejudice to the provisions of Article R. 322-11-6.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions

Article R4421-1-1

…4126-19Decree no. 2007-434 of 25 March 2007 R. 4126-20Decree no. 2007-434 of 25 March 2007 R. 4126-21 Decree no. 2019-1286 of 3 December 2019 R. 4126-22Decree no. 2007-434 of 25 March 2007 R. 4126-23…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: 1st May Day

Article L3133-6

In establishments and services which, due to the nature of their activity, cannot interrupt work, employees employed on 1st May are entitled, in addition to the salary corresponding to the work perfor…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: 1st May Day

Article L3133-5

Unemployment on 1st May cannot be a reason for a reduction in salary. Employees paid by the hour, by the day or by output are entitled to compensation equal to the wages lost as a result of unemployme…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tourist tax and flat-rate tourist tax.

Article L422-5

The rules relating to the introduction, under the conditions set out in article L. 5211-21 of the General Local Authorities Code, of the tourist tax or the flat-rate tourist tax, by mixed associations…

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