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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Taxes, fees or payments not provided for in the General Tax Code

Article D2333-6

…nt deliberations of the legal assignees of the communal share of the excise duty on electricity is: 2° In the event that the inter-communal syndicate or the department pays back to a commune or a publ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Applications for authorisation

Article R1333-120

For the nuclear activities mentioned in III of Article R. 1333-104, the application for authorisation provided for in the fourth paragraph of III of Article L. 1333-9 for protection against malicious…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Disabled workers.

Article R5523-1

…r employment and vocational training in the overseas departments, Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin;2° The coordination committee for employment and vocational training in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General-purpose investment funds.

Article R214-32-11

A SICAV's General Meeting of shareholders is convened and shareholders are informed of proposed mergers or demergers in accordance with the same procedures as those set out respectively in articles R.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services within the territory of States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L511-23

Within the limits of the services that it is authorised to provide within the territory of a Member State other than France, where it has its registered office, any financial institution that has obta…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Appointment.

Article R4623-7

…are informed of the following data: 1° The number of employees monitored by the appointed doctor ; 2° In company or establishment occupational health and prevention services, the sector to which the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Trainee foreign nationals

Article R426-17

The Prefect's decision on the application for a temporary residence permit bearing the word "trainee" provided for in article L. 426-23 is notified in writing to the foreign national as soon as possib…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Liquidation.

Article R237-16

Any decision to allocate funds is published in the medium authorised to receive legal announcements in which the publication provided for in Article R. 237-2 and, if the company's shares are admitted…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Control of the performance of the partnership contract by the purchaser

Article R2234-7

At the end of the contract, the audit referred to in article L. 2234-2 will focus in particular on the final construction and operating costs of the project, the quality of the services provided under…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: The General Council

Article L142-3

…e Banque de France comprises :1° The Governor and the two Deputy Governors of the Banque de France ;2° Two members appointed by the President of the National Assembly and two members appointed by the…

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