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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: ORGANISATION

Article L3632-1

Metropolitan councillors receive an allowance for the actual performance of their duties, set by reference to the amount of the salary corresponding to the terminal gross index of the civil service in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IX: Overseas provisions.

Article L950-5

References made by provisions of this code applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, to provisions of the Labour Code are only applicable there if there is a locally applicable provision with the s…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IX: Overseas provisions.

Article R950-5

References made, by provisions of the present code applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, to provisions of the Labour Code are only applicable there if there is a locally applicable provision ha…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Payment.

Article R5522-54

…h additional full-time equivalent job created in the department or local authority in excess of the reference workforce. Fractions of jobs are not taken into account.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Information system relating to vocational training provision

Article R6111-1

The national information system provided for in Article L. 6111-7 uses a common reference language known as the "Harmonised Language for the Exchange of Information on Training Provision-LHÉO".

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Formation of the contract

Article L224-8

The supplier is required to offer the customer the option of entering into a single contract with the supplier for the supply and distribution of electricity or natural gas. In addition to the network…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Compensatory benefits.

Article 280-2

…nce, where the latter, on the date of death, took the form of an annuity. If the heirs exercise the option provided for in article 280-1 and unless otherwise decided by the judge, a deduction of the s…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Production and discussion of evidence

Article 332

…well as counsel for the accused and the civil party, the accused and the civil party have the same option, under the conditions determined in article 312.When it seems necessary to the clarity and sm…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Actions to supplement shares

Article 889

…suffered an injury of more than one quarter, the supplement to his share shall be provided, at the option of the defendant, either in cash or in kind. In order to assess whether there has been a lesi…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Communication media and exchanges of information

Article R2332-12

In cases where electronic transmission is an option given to candidates or tenderers and in those where it is compulsory, the purchaser shall ensure the confidentiality and security of transactions, i…

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