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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF CORSICA

Article L4421-4

…ca the powers devolved to the regional heritage and architecture commission provided for in article L. 611-2 of the heritage code, to the specialised commission for new tourist units provided for in a…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Consolidated and combined financial statements

Article R345-1-4

When the statutory auditor of an undertaking referred to in Articles L. 310-1 or L. 310-1-1, of a société de groupe d'assurance referred to in Article L. 322-1-2, of a mutuelle or union governed by Bo…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title I: Individuals

Article 1060

The entry made in the margin of the birth record, of judgments which reject an application or terminate a measure appearing in the civil register, is automatically supplemented by the indication that…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial assistance for employees, company directors or managers.

Article L7233-4

…nt legislation and are excluded from the basis of assessment for the contribution defined inarticle L. 136-1 of the Social Security Code and from the basis of assessment for the contributions defined…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Adoption leave.

Article L1225-41

…href='/affichCodeArticle.do?cidTexte=LEGITEXT000006074069&idArticle=LEGIARTI000006796840&dateTexte=&categorieLien=cid' title='Code de l'action sociale et des familles - art. L225-2 (VT)'&g…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: REVENUE

Article L2336-4

I. - A share of the resources of the Fonds national de péréquation des ressources intercommunales et communales (National Fund for the Equalisation of Intercommunal and Communal Resources) is allocate…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Building and public works employers.

Article L6331-40

…ployees, the BTP Prévoyance fund collects the contribution earmarked for the Comité de Concertation et de Coordination de l'Apprentissage du Bâtiment et des Travaux Publics, under the responsibility o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Building and public works employers.

Article L6331-42

…the rules and subject to the securities, guarantees and penalties applicable to turnover taxes as set out inArticle L. 137-4 of the Social Security Code for the contributions mentioned in Chapter VII…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Building and public works employers.

Article L6331-44

The articles of association of the Comité de concertation et de coordination de l'apprentissage du bâtiment et des travaux publics are drawn up by the employers' and employees' trade unions representi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Building and public works employers.

Article L6331-47

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the conditions of application of this sub-section.

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