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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3121-48

…ualised working hours allowing hours to be carried over from one week to another, within the limits and according to the procedures defined in articles L. 3121-51 and L. 3121-52, after receiving the a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Categories of revenue

Article L2573-44

I. - Articles L. 2331-5to L. 2331-8, the first paragraph of article L. 2331-9 and article L. 2331-10 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Categories of revenue

Article L2573-43

…plicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II, III, IV and V.II. - For its application to the communes of French Polynesia, Article L. 2331-1 reads as foll…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Implementation.

Article L2331-4

The undertakings referred to in points a and c of paragraph 5 of Article 3 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 of 20 January 2004 on concentrations shall not be regarded as dominant undertakings.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Interest for late payment

Article 440 bis

…ayment is not due when the increases provided for in 1 of article 224, 9 of article 266 quinquies C and 3 of article 284 quater apply.II.In the event that the taxpayer voluntarily rectifies any errors…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Revitalisation by companies subject to the obligation to offer redeployment leave

Article D1233-41

…mework of the agreement when they contribute to the creation of activities, the development of jobs and make it possible to mitigate the effects of the planned redundancy or the collective redundancy…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : The President, the Permanent Commission and the Bureau of the Departmental Council

Article L3122-4

The departmental council elects the members of the standing committee.The standing committee is made up of the president of the departmental council, between four and fifteen vice-presidents, provided…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L8224-4

Any foreigner guilty of the offences provided for in articles L. 8224-1 and L. 8224-2 is liable to a ban on entering French territory, which may be imposed under the conditions provided for inarticle…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of the national health data system

Article R1461-4

…ithin the national health data system are as follows: 1° Information relating to recipients of care and medico-social benefits: a) The pseudonym, consisting of a non-representative code obtained by an…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Sub-title II: Courts with jurisdiction to prosecute, investigate and try crimes against humanity and war crimes and offences

Article 628-4

Where the Criminal Court or the Juvenile Court of Paris declares that it does not have jurisdiction on the grounds set out in article 628-3, it shall refer the matter to the Public Prosecutor's Office…

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