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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for holding office as mayor, deputy mayor, municipal councillor and arrondissement councillor

Article L2511-34

The allowances voted by the municipal councils of Marseille and Lyon for the actual performance of the duties of deputy mayor and member of special delegation acting as deputy mayor are at most equal…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Sections of the regional economic and social council.

Article L4134-3

Regional economic, social and environmental councils may include sections under conditions laid down by a decree of the Conseil d'Etat. These sections issue opinions. The regional economic, social and…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Principle of non-discrimination.

Article L1132-3-3

No person who has testified, in good faith, to facts constituting an offence or crime of which he or she has become aware in the performance of his or her duties, or who has reported such facts, may b…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Automatic exclusions

Article L3123-3

The following persons are excluded from the procedure for awarding concession contracts:1° Who are subject to the compulsory liquidation procedure provided for in article L. 640-1 of the French Commer…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Expiry of the contract term.

Article L1251-33

The end-of-assignment indemnity is not due: 1° When the assignment contract is concluded under 3° of article L. 1251-6 if an extended collective agreement between the professional organisations of emp…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Administrative police powers of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail (French National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety)

Article L5145-3

In the event of failure to comply with the rules laid down in application of 9° of article L. 5141-16 relating to advertising, the Agency may:1° Order the suspension or prohibition of advertising ;2°…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Determination of performance times.

Article L7422-3

The administrative authority may set, either spontaneously or at the request of a professional organisation or any interested party, for part or all of the territory, the times for carrying out certai…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The individual retirement savings plan giving rise to the opening of a securities account

Article L224-31

The individual retirement savings plan giving rise to the opening of a securities account is opened with a credit institution or an investment firm. The plan may have only one holder. The plan may giv…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The individual retirement savings plan giving rise to the opening of a securities account

Article L224-32

The individual retirement savings plan giving rise to the opening of a securities account is opened through a service provider authorised to provide the investment advice referred to in point 5 of art…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Cost control of contracts awarded by the State and its public establishments

Article L2396-3

The provisions of articles L. 2196-4, L. 2196-5 and L. 2196-7 apply.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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