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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: The guarantee fund for victims of terrorism and other offences.

Article A422-4

The composition of the guarantee fund's investment portfolio may not exceed the following ceilings: 1° 40% for all listed shares ; 2° 6% for unlisted equities ; 3° 6% for all unlisted infrastructure i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Role of health care institutions

Article R1221-41

At the request of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, the establishments mentioned in the first paragraph of Article R. 1221-40 shall collect and keep all the info…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Supervision of spa establishments.

Article R1322-47

In all cases where the needs of the service so require, regulations laid down by the Prefect, after consulting the operators, determine the measures to be taken with regard to : 1° The hygiene of toil…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Publication formalities

Article R2162-40

Where the estimated value of the requirement is equal to or greater than the formalised procedure thresholds, the purchaser shall notify the European Commission of any change to the period of validity…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Categories of revenue

Article L2573-45

I. - Article L. 2331-11 is applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the provisions of II and III.II. - For the application of the first paragraph, the words: "local laws and customs"…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Building and public works employers.

Article L6331-41

For companies with eleven or more employees, the contribution is deducted by France Compétences from the proceeds of the vocational training contribution referred to in article L. 6331-3. France Compé…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Building and public works employers.

Article L6331-40

For companies with fewer than eleven employees, the BTP Prévoyance fund collects the contribution earmarked for the Comité de Concertation et de Coordination de l'Apprentissage du Bâtiment et des Trav…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Building and public works employers.

Article L6331-42

The BTP Prévoyance fund takes any pre-litigation or litigation action relating to the recovery of the contribution against companies that fail to pay.Failing this, the contribution will be recovered i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Building and public works employers.

Article L6331-44

The articles of association of the Comité de concertation et de coordination de l'apprentissage du bâtiment et des travaux publics are drawn up by the employers' and employees' trade unions representi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Building and public works employers.

Article L6331-47

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the conditions of application of this sub-section.

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