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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Candidatures of professional employers' organisations

Article R2152-16

…to have its representativeness established at national and cross-industry level pursuant to article L. 2152-4: 1° The certificates of the statutory auditor(s) defined in article R. 2152-6 and in IV of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Drawing up and maintaining lists

Article R822-16

The statutory audit firms mentioned in article L. 822-1-4 file or send, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, an application for registration with the Haut conseil du commissariat aux…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Assistance for employees on part-time work

Article R5122-16

…d agent responsible for paying compensation to employees or to the association mentioned in article L. 3253-14 when the latter is responsible for paying compensation to the court-appointed agent. The…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R5134-163

…62 is drawn up by the Regional Prefect, after consultation with the President of the Regional Council. It is submitted to the Regional Committee for Employment, Training and Vocational Guidance for it…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Examination of a person's genetic characteristics and identification of a person by genetic fingerprints

Article 16-10

…ch purposes and carried out using elements of a person's body taken for other purposes, the article L. 1130-5 of the Public Health Code shall apply.III bis.-By way of derogation from Article I of this…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section Ia: Airport Nuisance Compensation Fund

Article 1648 AC

…whole or in part in the noise nuisance plan for Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle airport defined in article L. 571-15 of the Environment Code, and whose per capita fiscal potential is less than twice the aver…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Youth employment contract

Article R5131-16

I.-The youth commitment contract includes the assessment referred to in article L. 5131-6 and defines: 1° The commitments of each party with a view to achieving the objectives set in relation to the y…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Simplified procedure for fixed fines for misdemeanours

Article A36-16

…estruction of the vehicle or for the offence of misuse of a number plate as provided for in article L. 317-4-1 of the Highway Code, a copy of the declaration of vehicle destruction drawn up in accorda…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Employee information.

Article D3323-16

…s plan of the sums allocated by way of profit-sharing, in accordance with the provisions of article L. 3324-12.It also includes, as an appendix, a note setting out the calculation and distribution rul…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Examination of a person's genetic characteristics and identification of a person by genetic fingerprints

Article 16-11

…where unknown, the identity of deceased persons;4° Under the conditions provided for in the article L. 2381-1 of the Defence Code;5° For anti-doping purposes, under the conditions set out in article L…

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