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

Article L2334-3

For the application of articles L. 2334-5, L. 2334-7, L. 2334-14-1 and L. 2334-20 to L. 2334-23, the communes are classified by demographic groups determined according to the size of their population.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Administrative police powers of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail (French National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety)

Article L5145-5

…natural or legal persons producing or marketing veterinary medicinal products mentioned in article L. 5141-2 or providing services associated with these veterinary medicinal products, financial penal…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Fixing the term and duration of the contract.

Article L1242-8-1

…he absence of a stipulation in the agreement or branch agreement concluded in application ofarticle L. 1242-8, the total duration of the fixed-term employment contract may not exceed eighteen months,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Subscription and purchase of shares by employees.

Article L225-177

…to grant options giving entitlement to subscribe for shares to some or all of the company's employees. The Extraordinary General Meeting sets the period during which this authorisation may be used by…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Amendments to the Articles of Association

Article L5211-17-1

…law or by the decision establishing it, may, at any time, be returned to each of its member communes. This return is decided by joint deliberations of the deliberative body of the establishment and t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Administrative schemes

Article L1333-9

…n, are exempt from the declaration, registration or authorisation requirements laid down in article L. 1333-8. II - Nuclear activities carried out in a basic nuclear installation covered by the regime…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: French investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L532-23

…Mayotte and Saint-Martin and which is authorised to provide investment services pursuant to Article L. 532-1 that wishes to establish a branch in another Member State of the European Union or a State…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Bodies

Article L5211-10

…is composed of the president, one or more vice-presidents and, optionally, one or more other members. The number of vice-presidents is determined by the deliberative body, but may not exceed 20%, rou…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to the public fire and rescue establishment of Corsica

Article L1424-84

…lic establishment has its headquarters is automatically present at meetings of the board of directors. If a decision appears likely to affect the proper organisation of civil protection, the State rep…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Company mutual funds

Article L214-165

…rities issued by the company or by any company linked to it under the conditions set out in article L. 3344-1 of the French Labour Code. II. - The fund rules specify the composition and procedures for…

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