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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors

Article L1424-28

…s meets as of right on the third day following the dispatch of the notice of meeting to the Prefect and its members.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors

Article L1424-26

…s deliberates, in the six months preceding the renewal of the representatives of the municipalities and public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation, on the number and distribution of its sea…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Lifting loads

Article R4324-25

Equipment used for lifting loads must bear a visible indication of the maximum working load(s) and, where applicable, a load plate giving the nominal load for each configuration of the equipment.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Lifting loads

Article R4324-27

If work equipment used for lifting is not intended for lifting people and there is a possibility of confusion, appropriate signs must be affixed in a visible position.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Lifting loads

Article R4324-24

Work equipment used for lifting loads is equipped and installed in such a way as to ensure its strength and stability during use, taking particular account of the loads to be lifted and the stresses i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Lifting loads

Article R4324-26

Lifting accessories are marked in such a way as to enable the characteristics essential for safe use to be identified.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Consultative bodies

Article D614-2

I. - The Advisory Committee on Financial Legislation and Regulation is chaired by the Minister for the Economy or his representative. The Committee comprises seventeen other members:1° A Member of Par…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1783 A

…dependent of the applicable tax penalties, breaches of the provisions of 2 of Article 119 bis, of 1 and 2 of Article 187 and of 2 of article 1672 and those of the decree which sets the terms and condi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Other conditions of access and practice

Article R519-12

I. The purpose of the professional training referred to in articles R. 519-8, R. 519-9 and R. 519-10 and the ongoing training referred to in article R. 519-11-3 is to enable intermediaries to acquire…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Other conditions of access and practice

Article R519-11

The diploma mentioned in 1° of articles R. 519-8, R. 519-9 and R. 519-10 certifies training in at least one of the following subjects: finance, banking, management, economics, law or insurance. A busi…

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