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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers and penalties

Article R784-18

…August 2011R. 621-46no. 2018-572 of 3 July 2018II. - For the application of I, in Article R. 621-45:1° The first sentence of II is replaced by the following sentence:"II. - Appeals against decisions o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Resources and means

Article L1233-1

…missions, the National Agency for Territorial Cohesion has the following resources at its disposal: 1° Contributions and subsidies from the State and other public bodies; 2° Funding from private indiv…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Penalties for irregularities.

Article L1235-14

…o years and to dismissals carried out by an employer who usually employs less than eleven employees:1° The nullity of the dismissal, as provided for in Article L. 1235-11 ; 2° (deleted) ;3° Failure to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Mutual funding of employee trade unions and professional employers' organisations

Article L2135-14

…liated to them. They contribute to the financing of the latter in respect of the tasks mentioned in 1° and 2° of article L. 2135-11.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Annual negotiations

Article L2241-10

When the national professional minimum wage for employees without qualifications within the meaning of 4° of II of article L. 2261-22 is lower than the interprofessional minimum growth wage, the organ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Criminal provisions

Article L4252-1

Unlawfully practises the profession of medical physicist: Any person who practises medical physics, within the meaning of article L. 4251-1, without holding a qualification diploma in radiological and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Prosthetists and orthotists for the fitting of appliances to the disabled.

Article L4364-1

…prescription, the equipment necessary for disabled people. They comprise the following professions: 1° Orthoprosthetists; 2° Podiatrists; 3° Ocularists; 4° Epithesists; 5° Orthopaedic orthotists. Pers…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to new building projects

Article R2431-17

The purpose of site scheduling, coordination and management is respectively to:1° To analyse the basic tasks relating to design and works, to determine the sequence of these tasks and their critical p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I : Composition and operation of the Local Finance Committee

Article R1211-13

…ble for local and regional authorities, issued jointly with the minister concerned where applicable:1° Four representatives of the minister responsible for local and regional authorities;2° One repres…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: People's savings plan and savings bonds

Article L743-13

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable…

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