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Showing 241250 of 34522 articles for Art. CE 31-3-2017 n° 395550

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Powers

Article L5215-31

…épartement and the urban community. The corresponding classifications and declassifications take place after a public enquiry carried out in accordance with the code of relations between the public an…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Training obligation

Article D722-31

…strature . In particular, it covers lessons relating to judicial organisation, the principles of procedure, the operation of a court, professional ethics, as well as techniques for drafting judgments…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Agreements

Article D5132-31

…ody approved under article L. 5132-15 is an association, it prepares its annual accounts in accordance with the regulations of the Autorité des normes comptables in force for the annual accounts of as…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information obligations

Article R561-31-3

…ons mentioned in 1° to 1°c of Article L. 561-2 who communicate the information ;2° The date, reference or identifier of each transaction, its nature, its amount in euros or foreign currency and its eq…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: The Professional Advisory Committee for Sport and Leisure Activities (Commission professionnelle consultative des métiers du sport et de l'animation)

Article A142-31

The committee is informed regularly, and at least once a year, of the outcome of its work. The committee shall draw up its own rules of procedure defining how it operates.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: General provisions relating to elections to the disciplinary boards of New Caledonia and French Polynesia

Article D4443-31

The envelopes are counted before the count, as and when they are received, on the voters' list.At the start of the count, the polling station checks that the number of envelopes to be opened correspon…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 4: Rules applicable in the event of termination of the contract

Article R2191-31

…compensation within six months of the date of termination, the contractor shall, at his request, receive the amount proposed by the purchaser.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Practice as a company

Article R422-31

…the deed transferring the company shares is drawn up under private deed, as many originals as are necessary to provide each party with a copy and to comply with the provisions of article R. 422-28. In…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Economic development

Article L4424-31

…uates Corsica's tourism policy and the promotional actions it intends to carry out. It collects, processes and disseminates data relating to tourism activity in Corsica. It coordinates public and priv…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Monthly statement of employment contracts

Article D1221-31

At the express request of the departments responsible for employment control, the employer shall provide the addresses of employees whose employment contracts have been concluded or terminated, as ref…

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