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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IX: Overseas provisions.

Article R910-3

References to provisions of the General Tax Code are replaced by locally applicable tax law provisions.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: ACCOUNTING

Article R4341-3

The appropriations allocated to expenditure for each financial year may not be used to pay expenditure for another financial year.However, expenditure committed but not mandated at the close of the fi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Military personnel serving in the French army

Article R4061-3

When a military healthcare professional applies for the European professional card provided for in article L. 4002-2, the Minister for Defence exercises the powers devolved to the Association Council…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose of the inspection and inspection officials

Article D6361-3

The State civil servants placed under the authority of the Minister responsible for vocational training mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 6361-5 undergo six months' practical training in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation of cooperatives of activity and employment

Article R7331-3

The employee-entrepreneur contract referred to in 2° of Article L. 7331-2 defines the conditions under which the employee-entrepreneur benefits, per twelve-month period, from at least two individual s…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Other provisions

Article L214-12

Without prejudice to the provisions of Title III of Book II of the French Commercial Code, the conditions of liquidation and the methods of asset distribution are determined by the UCITS rules or arti…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Other provisions

Article L214-13

Under the conditions defined by the General Regulation of the Autorité des marchés financiers, responsibility for centralising subscription and redemption orders for UCITS units or shares vis-à-vis th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Other provisions

Article L214-14

Statutory auditors are required to report as soon as possible to the Autorité des marchés financiers any fact or decision concerning the UCITS of which they have become aware in the course of their du…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Allowances for holders of municipal mandates

Article L2123-23

Mayors of communes or chairmen of special delegations receive a functional allowance set by applying the reference term mentioned in article L. 2123-20 the following scale: Population (inhabitants) Ra…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Allowances for holders of municipal mandates

Article L2123-24

I. - The allowances voted by municipal councils for the actual performance of the duties of deputy mayor and member of special delegation acting as deputy mayor are determined by applying to the refer…

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