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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Definitive prices

Article R2312-11

…t out the date on which the initial price is established, the procedures for calculating the review and the frequency with which it is implemented. The procedures for calculating the price review are…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: College of candidates

Article L1441-13

The following may be candidates in the employees' college: 1° Non-managerial employees ; 2° Managers who do not hold the special delegation of authority referred to in 3° of Article L. 1441-12; 3° Emp…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Custodian

Article L214-11-1

The delegation to a third party of the custody of the assets of the UCITS referred to in II of article L. 214-10-5 does not exonerate the depositary from its liability.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Revenue

Article L3662-2

I. - Taxes and levies collected by way of assessment, on behalf of the Metropole de Lyon, are allocated monthly, in the amount of one twelfth of their total amount, as provided for in the budget for t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: The Assembly of Corsica

Article L4422-9-2

The President of the Executive Council attends meetings of the Permanent Commission ex officio, without the right to vote.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Working conditions.

Article L1251-21

…onsible for the conditions under which the work is performed, as determined by the legal provisions and collective bargaining agreements applicable to the workplace.For the application of these provis…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Counterparts to financial aid

Article 121-2

…pro quos on the part of the beneficiaries of this aid, the exclusive purpose of which is to promote and publicise the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, its missions, its support schemes…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Audioprosthetists.

Article L4361-2-2

Where available, the certified information referred to in Article L. 4361-2-1 shall serve as supporting documents for the fulfilment of the obligations laid down in Article L. 4361-2.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Additional capital requirement

Article R352-26

The capital add-on referred to in 1° and 2° of Article L. 352-3 is calculated in such a way as to ensure that the undertaking complies with Article L. 352-1. The capital add-on referred to in 3° of I…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Special provisions for securitisation undertakings or compartments of securitisation undertakings carrying insurance risks

Article L214-187

This paragraph applies to securitisation undertakings or compartments of securitisation undertakings which bear insurance risks by entering into one or more contracts transferring these risks with an…

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