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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: House arrest

Article R751-1

Without prejudice to the second paragraph of article 11-1 of decree no. 2004-374 of 29 April 2004, the authority competent to place an asylum seeker under house arrest pursuant to article L. 751-2 is…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions

Article R1233-15

An establishment within the meaning of Article L. 1233-57-9 is an economic entity subject to the obligation to set up an establishment social and economic committee. A closure within the meaning of ar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment

Article R4364-11

The representative of the State in the region shall, after obtaining the opinion of the Commission of prosthetists and orthotists for the fitting of orthopaedic devices for disabled persons provided f…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 11: Member of the board or administrator of a social security fund.

Article L2412-11

When an employee who is a member of the board or administrator of a social security fund has a fixed-term employment contract, he or she benefits from the guarantees and protection provided for inArti…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Tax payable by the employer of a foreign worker or of an employee temporarily seconded by a company not established in France

Article L436-13

The tax provided for in Article L. 436-10 shall be collected and controlled in accordance with the same procedures and subject to the same penalties, guarantees, securities and privileges as turnover…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Tax payable by the employer of a foreign worker or of an employee temporarily seconded by a company not established in France

Article L436-12

The person liable for the tax provided for in Article

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Tax payable by the employer of a foreign worker or of an employee temporarily seconded by a company not established in France

Article L436-11

The tax is declared, liquidated and paid by the taxpayer on dates determined by order of the minister responsible for the budget. The frequency of declarations and payments is at most monthly and at l…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Tax payable by the employer of a foreign worker or of an employee temporarily seconded by a company not established in France

Article L436-10

A tax is levied on the first admission to reside in France, for the purpose of carrying out a salaried professional activity subject to the condition provided for in 2° of article L. 5221-2 of the Lab…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Special provisions applicable to inter-municipal tourist offices constituted in a form other than that of a public industrial and commercial establishment.

Article R134-13

The decision of the decision-making body establishing an inter-municipal tourist office in a form other than that of an industrial and commercial establishment must at least set out : - the legal stat…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Exceptional registration due to difficulties in exhibiting and manufacturing cinematographic works as a result of the health crisis

Article 919-16

In order to support the production of new cinematographic works, sums are entered in the automatic cinema production account of delegated production companies for the production of at least one featur…

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