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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R771-2

…eferences to locally applicable provisions having the same purpose; 2° In Articles R. 712-6, R. 712-20 and R. 722-1, references to the Caisse d'allocations familiales or the Caisse de mutualité social…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Infringements of the rules relating to the design, manufacture and marketing of work equipment and personal protective equipment

Article L4746-1

For an economic operator within the meaning of Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on market surveillance and product conformity, and a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Placement and support for jobseekers.

Article L5312-7

…ibution from the managing body of the unemployment insurance scheme provided for in Article L. 5422-20 to ensure that the budget is balanced;2° The "Solidarity" section covers expenditure on allowance…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Preparations for the vote and voting (R)

Article R1112-6

…5,000 inhabitants; 19° The articles R. 61 and R. 62 relating to the electoral roll and its control; 20° Les articles R. 72 to R. 80 relating to proxy voting. For the application of article R. 41 of th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Incompatibilities.

Article L812-8

…the judicial representative, of the mission provided for in the first paragraph of l'article L. 622-20. The conditions of this article are, with the exception of the fourth paragraph, applicable to re…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article L1612-14

…ater than 10% of the revenue of the operating section in the case of a municipality with fewer than 20,000 inhabitants and 5% in other cases, the regional audit chamber, to which the State representat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article R2224-19-2

…g of the drinking water bill under the conditions provided for by articles L. 2224-12-4 and R. 2224-20-1, the volumes of water attributable to water leaks on the pipe after the meter are not included…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article R2681-3

…11-19 to L. 511-21 of the Code de la construction et de l'habitation and to 1° and 2° of article L. 201-2 of the Code rural et de la pêche maritime are replaced by references to locally applicable pro…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-27

…cases of emergency situations referred to in Article 353 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2015/35 of 10 October 2014, it shall discuss the measures to be taken within the college of supervis…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation of fire and rescue services in Alsace

Article L1424-96

…option of the budget and the administrative account in application of articles L. 1612-1 to L. 1612-20, as well as those referred to in articles L. 1424-26 and L. 1424-97. The maximum allowances voted…

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