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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Financial assistance.

Article L5134-72-2

When work integration assistance has been granted for the recruitment of an employee who, prior to his or her recruitment, was in receipt of the revenu de solidarité active (active solidarity income)…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Declarations

Article 407

The harvest, production and stock declarations provided for in the European regulations adopted for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Withdrawal period

Article L222-9

The right of withdrawal does not apply: 1° To the supply of financial instruments mentioned in Article L. 211-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code as well as the order reception-transmission and execu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Administration and municipal services

Article L2542-8

The mayor may issue orders: 1° When ordering local precautions on objects entrusted to his vigilance and authority by 1°, 3° and 4° of Article L. 2212-2, by the second, third and fourth paragraphs of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title II: Banknotes and coins

Article R123-3

As part of its remit under Article L. 141-5, the Banque de France draws up an annual report on the application of the provisions of Articles R. 121-3, R. 121-4, R. 122-4 to R. 122-11, R. 123-1 and R.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 6: Safeguard, reorganisation and compulsory winding-up proceedings

Article L2312-53

The social and economic committee is informed and consulted : 1° Before an application to open receivership or compulsory liquidation proceedings is filed with the company registry; 2° During safeguar…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L2681-5

For the application in the French Southern and Antarctic Territories of the legislative provisions of Book IV: 1° In article L. 2411-1, 2°, 3° and 4° are deleted; 2° In article L. 2412-2 : a) In 2°, t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Cheque payment incidents

Article R734-7

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same tabl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Applicable regulations.

Article L1262-5

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall determine : 1° The conditions and procedures for application of the provisions relating to the matters listed in article L. 1262-4 ; 2° The conditions under which…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article D112-4

The National Sports Museum is responsible for 1° The study and presentation to the public of sport and its related heritage, considered in their historical, scientific, artistic, sociological or techn…

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