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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Composition of capital

Article L1522-1

The deliberative assemblies of communes, départements, regions and their groupings may, for the purpose of creating local semi-public companies mentioned in Article L. 1521-1, acquire shares or receiv…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Overall operating grant

Article L1613-1

The amount of the global operating grant is set each year by the Finance Act.In 2011, this amount, equal to €41,307,701,000, is reduced by €42,844,000 pursuant to II of Article 6 of Law no. 2008-1443…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Scope of application

Article L1618-1

The provisions of this chapter apply to local authorities and their public establishments, subject to the specific provisions applicable to public health establishments, public social and medico-socia…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Obligation to qualify

Article L212-1

I.-Only holders of a diploma, professional qualification or certificate of professional qualification may, for remuneration, teach, lead or supervise a physical or sporting activity or train its parti…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Role of federations

Article L331-1

The delegating federations issue regulations relating to the organisation of all the events for which they are responsible, in particular in compliance with the rules defined in application of article…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Pre-employment declaration.

Article L1221-10

An employee may only be recruited after the employer has made a declaration of the employee's name to the social security bodies designated for this purpose.The employer must complete this declaration…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Pre-employment declaration.

Article L1221-12

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall determine :1° The conditions under which the pre-employment declaration is made ;2° The procedures for recovery of the penalty provided for in article L. 1221-11.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Pre-employment declaration.

Article L1221-11

Failure to comply with the obligation to make a declaration prior to recruitment, as ascertained by the agents mentioned in article L. 8271-7, will result in a penalty equal to three hundred times the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application.

Article L1233-1

The provisions of this chapter are applicable in private undertakings and establishments of all kinds and, unless specifically provided otherwise, in public undertakings and public industrial and comm…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions of secondment.

Article L1262-1

An employer established outside France may temporarily second employees to France, provided that an employment contract exists between the employer and the employee and that their employment relations…

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