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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Allocation de professionnalisation et de solidarité et allocation de fin de droits.

Article D5424-51

I. - The professionalisation and solidarity allowance is allocated in accordance with the rules defined by the annexes to the general regulations appended to the agreement relating to unemployment com…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter III: Immunities, safeguards and obligations of customs officials.

Article 59 septdecies

Customs and excise officials and the other persons mentioned in Article L. 5112-1-22 of the Transport Code may disclose to each other, either spontaneously or on request, all documents and information…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Safeguard measures relating to insurance undertakings

Article R335-5

When the solvency margin of an undertaking referred to in Article L. 310-3-2 does not reach the guarantee fund, or if the fund is not constituted in accordance with the regulations, the Autorité de co…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Taxes specific to resorts

Article L2333-57

I. - (Repealed)II. - (Repealed)III. - (Repealed)IV. - Proceeds from gaming carried out in casinos governed by Article L. 321-3 of the Internal Security Code, except where they are registered in Wallis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Opening and operating conditions

Article L6222-5

The sites of the medical biology laboratory are located either in the same area determined in application of b of 2° of Article L. 1434-9, or in a maximum of three of these adjoining areas, unless an…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions common to the various commercial companies.

Article R234-5

In companies other than sociétés anonymes, the request for explanations provided for in Article L. 234-2 concerns any fact that the statutory auditor identifies when examining the documents provided t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: LEGAL REGIME FOR ACTS TAKEN BY THE AUTHORITIES OF THE COLLECTIVITY AND RELATIONS BETWEEN THE STATE AND THE COLLECTIVITY

Article LO6243-5

Where, in the course of a dispute before a court or tribunal, a party raises a serious plea that an act referred to in Article LO 6251-2 with the Constitution, the organic laws, France's international…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: LEGAL REGIME FOR ACTS TAKEN BY THE AUTHORITIES OF THE COLLECTIVITY AND RELATIONS BETWEEN THE STATE AND THE COLLECTIVITY

Article LO6343-5

…ute before a court or tribunal, a party raises a serious plea that an act referred to in Article LO 6351-2 with the Constitution, the organic laws, France's international commitments or the general pr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Concealed employment.

Article L8221-5

Any employer is deemed to have engaged in concealed work by concealing the employment of a salaried employee: 1° Intentionally fails to comply with the formalities set out in article L. 1221-10, relat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Reimbursement of public transport costs

Article R3261-5

The reimbursement of transport costs by the employer is subject to the employee handing in or, failing that, presenting the tickets. To be eligible for reimbursement, the tickets must enable the holde…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
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