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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: National Consumer Institute

Article R822-8

The Board of Directors deliberates on: 1° The general orientations of the establishment; 2° The multi-year contract of objectives that the establishment concludes with the State; 3° The annual or mult…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: POWERS OF THE DEPARTMENTAL COUNCIL

Article L3211-1

The departmental council, through its deliberations, regulates the affairs of the department in the areas of competence assigned to it by law.It is competent to implement any aid or action relating to…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Financial arrangements for the guarantee fund.

Article A421-4

The rates of contributions to the guarantee fund for compulsory non-life insurance, pursuant to articles L. 421-8 and R. 421-39, are set as follows: Flat-rate contribution from policyholders, under a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Payments.

Article L3332-14

The free shares allocated to employees under the conditions set out in Articles L. 225-197-1 to L. 225-197-3 and L. 22-10-59 of the French Commercial Code, without prejudice to the specific provisions…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Dedicated contribution to the financing of the personal training account for fixed-term contract holders

Article L6331-6

Employers pay a contribution dedicated to financing the personal training account equal to 1% of the income used to calculate social security contributions for fixed-term contract holders mentioned in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IX: The European Company.

Article R229-24

The proposed transformation of the société européenne, provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 229-10, is the subject of a notice inserted in a medium authorised to receive legal announceme…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Syndicate of communes

Article L5212-25

When the application of a fiscal or budgetary provision results in an increase or decrease in the operating resources of a commune that is a member of a syndicate by a percentage equal to or greater t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article LO6471-12

Subject to compliance with the provisions of articles LO 6471-4, LO 6471-10 and LO 6471-11, amendments may be made to the budget by the territorial council, up to the end of the financial year to whic…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: La Monnaie de Paris

Article R121-12

The Board of Directors may, in the matters listed in 7°, 8°, 9°, 10°, 11°, 13°, 14° and 15° of article R. 121-9, delegate its powers to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer under the conditions an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Measures aimed at eliminating pay differentials between women and men in the company and ensuring a balanced distribution of each sex among senior executives and members of management bodies

Article D1142-14

The Regional Director of Companies, Competition, Consumption, Labour and Employment will send the employer, by any means that confirms receipt by the addressee, a reasoned notification of the rate of…

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