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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Budgetary and accounting provisions

Article D4425-17

The budget items voted by function correspond: a) Investment section: -for expenditure and revenue that can be broken down, to group 90 "Breakdown of operations", completed by the most detailed subdiv…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial and accounting provisions

Article D5217-17

I. - For the application of Article D. 5217-16 :a) The population to be taken into account is the sum of the total populations, municipal and counted separately, of the member municipalities of the me…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Implementation and administration.

Article R4622-17

The social and economic committee is consulted on the choice of the inter-company occupational health and prevention service.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition and operation

Article R5112-17

In addition to the Prefect, the specialised committee responsible for integration through economic activity, known as the Conseil départemental de l'insertion par l'activité économique, comprises: 1°…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation and meetings.

Article R5312-17

The General Manager shall provide secretarial services for the Board of Directors. A copy of the minutes of each meeting of the Board of Directors, signed by the Chairman, is sent to the members of th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Remuneration of the administrator, the administrator responsible for the implementation of the plan, the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator

Article R663-17

The remuneration provided for in Article R. 663-22 is allocated to the plan execution commissioner in respect of the claims that he includes on the list provided for in Article R. 622-15.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Freedom to provide services

Article R4322-17

The provisions of articles R. 4311-38 to R. 4311-41-2 are applicable to the provision of services by chiropodists whose declaration is provided for in article L. 4322-15.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: The Regional Economic and Social Council and the Council for Culture, Education and the Environment

Article R4432-17

Articles R. 4134-24 to R. 4134-27 are applicable to members of the regional economic, social and environmental councils and the culture, education and environment councils of Guadeloupe and Réunion.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Specific measures applicable to products, services and establishments

Article L521-17

In the event of serious or immediate danger, the Minister responsible for consumer affairs and the minister(s) concerned may, by joint order, suspend for a period not exceeding one year the manufactur…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Acts relating primarily to economic activity

Article A444-153

Estimates and contracts (numbers 153 and 154 of table 5) give rise, to the collection of a proportional fee:1° In the case of estimates and sales contracts, according to the following scale:Base scale…

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