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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Allocation of seats to professional employers' organizations

Article R23-112-6

…ation of the seats of each regional cross-industry joint committee provided for in 2° of article L. 23-112-1 takes into account, for the assessment of the employers' audience, the number of member com…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Measures and conditions to which parolees are or may be subject

Article D539

In accordance with the provisions of the second paragraph of Article 731-1 et de l'article R. 61-34, adults may also be placed under mobile electronic surveillance if they have been sentenced to at le…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Exemptions of more than two years

Article 1383 C ter

…9 A bis, properties located in the priority urban policy neighbourhoods defined in article 5 of Law no. 2014-173 of 21 February 2014 programming for the city and urban cohesion are exempt from propert…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Categories of revenue

Article L3332-1

…des ressources;9° The fraction of value added tax provided for in A to E of V of Article 16 of Law No. 2019-1479 of 28 December 2019 on the finances for 2020;10° The fraction of the net proceeds of v…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Surrender procedures resulting from agreements concluded by the European Union with other States.

Article 695-55

The second to last paragraphs of Article 695-23 shall not apply to the surrender procedures mentioned in this section. By way of derogation from the first paragraph of the same Article 695-23, the sur…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-14-1

Independently of the application of the provisions of Articles L. 232-13-1 and L. 232-14, the testing operations mentioned in Article L. 232-12 as well as those falling within the competence of the in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Communes of French Polynesia

Article L2573-58

…to VI.II. - For the application of Article L. 2411-5, references to Articles L. 2113-17 et L. 2113-23 are replaced by the reference to Article L. 2113-23.III. - For the application of Article L. 2411…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-title II: Ordinary remedies.

Article 540

…the right to review provided for in Article 19 of Council Regulation (EC) No 4/2009 of 18 December 2008 on jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition and enforcement of decisions and cooperation in ma…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation

Article R1271-13

In order to be authorised, the issuer must open a specific bank or post office account, in accordance with article L. 1271-11, into which the funds received as consideration for the transfer of the se…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IV: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R442-2

…pter, the following provisions shall apply to Saint-Barthélemy in the wording resulting from decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated in the table below. Applicable articles I…

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