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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Endowments, grants and miscellaneous funds.

Article D2573-59

…ESULTING FROM R. 2335-1, D. 2335-1-1and R. 2335-2 Decree no. 2023-352 of 9 May 2023 D. 2335-3Décret n° 2000-318 du 7 avril 2000 D. 2335-23 Decree no. 2023-206 of 27 March 2023 II.-For the application…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Consultation with the social partners with a view to registering higher education diplomas awarded on behalf of the State

Article D6113-27

…L. 641-4 and L. 641-5 and approved by the State are examined by the commission instituted by decree n° 2001-295 of 4 April 2001 creating the commission for the evaluation of management training and di…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Election campaign and voting operations

Article R4031-34

For each election, electronic voting operations are supervised by a national electronic voting office, the chairman of which is appointed by order of the Minister of Justice and the Minister of Health…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Redundancies for economic reasons.

Article L321-13

Any termination of the employment contract of an employee of an age determined by decree giving entitlement to payment of the insurance allowance provided for in article L. 351-3 entails the obligatio…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Judging of contraventions

Article R48-1

I.-The first four classes of offences for which prosecution is extinguished by payment of a fixed fine are as follows: 1° Offences punishable under the Highway Code whether or not they result in a wit…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: French Anti-Doping Agency

Article L232-5

I.-The French Anti-Doping Agency, an independent public authority, defines and implements actions to combat doping. To this end, it cooperates with the World Anti-Doping Agency and with the anti-dopin…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: SPECIFIC PROVISIONS FOR THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L734-2

I.- Are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptation provisions provided for in II and III, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table belo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Entry on the Roll of the Association.

Article D4323-1-3

I.-The nominative lists referred to in Article L. 4322-2 group together the chiropodists who hold a training qualification or a licence to practise required to practise the profession, and who are emp…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations relating to the fight against prohibited lotteries, games and betting

Article L563-2

The Minister of Finance and the Minister of the Interior may decide to prohibit, for a renewable period of six months, any movement or transfer of funds to or from accounts identified as being held by…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions common to mutual insurance companies with a board of directors and general management and with a supervisory board and management board

Article R322-55-1

I.-The duties of director, member of the Supervisory Board and mutual agent are free of charge.However, if the Articles of Association so provide, the Board of Directors or the Supervisory Board may d…

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