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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of municipal mandates

Article R2123-11-1

…in Article L. 2123-11-2 may benefit from the end-of-mandate differential allowance, provided they meet the conditions set out in the aforementioned article. For the application of the present provisio…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Pre-assessment and request for treatment

Article R6323-11-1

…if the employee wishes to take all or part of the corresponding training course during working hours.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Provisions specific to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

Article L911-11

…ormation of the habitable conditions of a group of buildings requiring the evacuation of the premises. These operations may be decided upon and carried out in accordance with local regulations, either…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to the Department of Mayotte.

Article L921-11

…ormation of the habitable conditions of a group of buildings requiring the evacuation of the premises. These operations may be decided upon and carried out in accordance with local regulations, either…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit, other engagements and services performed by statutory auditors

Article R823-11

…any control exercised by the public authority, the complexity of the engagement, and the specific methodology and technologies used by the statutory auditor(s).The engagement plan describes the gener…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Reporting nosocomial infections and collecting information about them

Article R6111-17

When one or more cases of nosocomial infections have been detected and their nature corresponds to one or more of the reporting criteria defined in article R. 1413-79, the healthcare professional resp…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
BOOK II: INTER-MUNICIPAL COOPERATION

Article L5210-1-2

…ration with its own tax system or creates an enclave or a territorial discontinuity within the perimeter of such a public establishment, he defines, by decree, a project for the attachment of this com…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit, other engagements and services performed by statutory auditors

Article R823-15

For statutory audit engagements, the amount of the hourly fee is set by mutual agreement between the statutory auditor(s) and the audited person or entity, prior to the performance of the engagement.…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Income tax

Article 173

…s must be compulsorily declared with an indication of the sums paid to each of the interested parties. 2. The declarations provided for in article 170 shall mention separately the amount of income, of…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Liability for defective products

Article 1245-10

…at the time he put the product into circulation, did not allow the existence of the defect to be detected;5° Or that the defect is due to the conformity of the product with mandatory rules of a legi…

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