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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Terms of office of board or committee members.

Article D5842-3

…subject to the adaptations provided for in II to V.II. - For the application of Article R. 5211-3 :1° The reference to Article L. 5332-1 is deleted;2° The references to Articles L. 5214-1, L. 5215-1,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduction in the rental value of certain properties

Article 1518 A quinquies

…sed to establish the tax base for property tax on built-up properties is equal to the ratio between:1° On the one hand, the sum of the product of the tax rate for property tax on built-up properties f…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Operators of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction

Article L321-6

The operators referred to in Article L. 321-4 must provide evidence of: 1° The existence in a credit institution of an account intended exclusively to receive funds held on behalf of others; 2° Insura…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R7226-12

The Economic, Social, Environmental, Cultural and Education Council is convened by its President when a request for an opinion is submitted to it by the President of the Executive Council or by the Pr…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2-1: Establishing the biological profile of athletes falling within the scope of Article L. 230-3

Article R232-67-1

The provisions of this paragraph apply to any athlete within the meaning of article L. 230-3 of the present code when the authority prescribing a urine or blood sample specifies that it is likely to b…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Approval of traineeships

Article R6341-10

The agreements referred to in article R. 5111-1 providing for the financing of a training or adaptation programme are deemed to constitute approval of this programme by the State with regard to the re…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Renewal and termination of contracts

Article L241-3-1

Any breach of the provisions of article L. 215-1-1 relating to the arrangements for terminating contracts electronically is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €15,000 for a natural person a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Dormant accounts

Article L312-21-1

The credit institutions referred to in Title I of Book V of this Code shall send by electronic means, at least once a year, to the group referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 161-17-1 of th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Interdepartmental institution (R)

Article R5421-1

The deliberations by which departmental councils create an interdepartmental institution set out: 1° The purpose, headquarters and duration of the public establishment; 2° The rules for distributing t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Seniority requirements

Article R6323-9-1

…e last two to five years and meet one of the following seniority conditions, depending on the case: 1° In the case of a technician in a recorded performance, provide proof of one hundred and thirty da…

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