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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Allocation to authorised establishments

Article R6241-28

The contributions mentioned in 1° of II of article L. 6241-2 collected from employers who have not designated the establishments to which the balance of the apprenticeship tax is to be paid are alloca…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article R6152-537

…account in calculating the period mentioned in the first paragraph, up to a total limit of six months.The contracts of hospital assistants who have benefited from maternity leave, birth leave, adoptio…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial conglomerates

Article L517-9

…at all times have the good repute, experience, knowledge and skills required to perform their duties. Mixed financial holding companies are also subject to the obligations set out in Articles L. 511-…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1468

…mploy one employee;Half, when they employ two employees;One-quarter, when they employ three employees.Apprentices under contract are not counted as employees.Work remuneration is understood to mean th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Financial provisions

Article L4425-29

The compulsory expenditure of the Corsican collectivity includes:1° Expenditure relating to the operation of the bodies of the Corsican collectivity and the upkeep of its administrative buildings;2° F…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Measures to prevent and manage banking crises

Article L613-48-1

…the person concerned or the group requires exceptional financial support from the public authorities. The entity or group is deemed no longer to be viable when the two conditions mentioned in I of Ar…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Collection and control of contributions.

Article L5422-16

…es, in particular concerning the payroll subject to contributions and the contributing establishments. It also sets out the conditions for verifying the completeness of the sums owed by employers and…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Economic rights

Article L122-2-3

…) In its own television programme, other than a sporting event, which it broadcasts on a linear basis. III.-An ancillary online service, within the meaning of this Article, means an online public comm…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL MEASURES

Article L2252-2

…ax-exempt resources;3° In application of the departmental plan provided for in Article 2 of the loi n° 90-449 du 31 mai 1990 visant à la mise en oeuvre du droit au logement;4° Pour les opérations prév…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title II: Industrial property qualification

Article R421-1

…e awarded by a public scientific, cultural and professional establishment within the meaning of loi n° 84-52 du 26 janvier 1984 habilité à le délivrer, ou d'un titre reconnu équivalent dans des condit…

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