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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section Ia: Intervention of the guardianship judge in matters of legal administration

Article 1180-11

Once informed that educational assistance proceedings have been opened in respect of the minor, the guardianship judge shall, at the request of the children's judge, forward a copy of any document tha…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VIII: Provisions common to different categories of income

Article 155

I. - 1. When an industrial or commercial business extends its activity to operations whose results fall into the category of agricultural profits or profits from non-commercial professions, these resu…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Compulsory taxes

Article 1519

I. - A royalty is levied, for the benefit of the communes, on each net tonne of the conceded product extracted by mine concessionaires, amodiataires and sous-amodiataires of mining concessions, by hol…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 2: Provisions relating to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

Article L442-1

The references to the Code Général des Collectivités Territoriales in Articles L. 422-3 to L. 422-8 and L. 422-11 to L. 422-15 are replaced, where applicable, by the provisions of the Code des Commune…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2nd Subsection: Overall income

Article 156

Income tax is based on the total amount of annual net income available to each tax household. This net income is determined having regard to the property and capital owned by the members of the tax ho…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article R3135-5

Failure to comply with the provisions of articles L. 3164-2 to L. 3164-4, relating to weekly and Sunday rest periods for young workers, as well as those of the decrees issued for their application, is…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions

Article R8256-1

Employing or retaining a foreign national in a professional category, profession or geographical area other than those mentioned, where applicable, on the work permit referred to in the first paragrap…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Temporary work

Article R1255-2

If the person responsible for managing the facilities or means of public transport in the user company prevents a temporary employee from having access, under the same conditions as the employees of t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Employers' groups

Article R1255-8

If the person responsible for managing the facilities or means of public transport in the user company prevents a temporary employee from having access, under the same conditions as the employees of t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Monitoring of biological limit values

Article R4412-32

When informed by the occupational physician that a biological limit value for a chemical agent hazardous to health has been exceeded, under the conditions laid down in Article R. 4412-51-1, the employ…

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