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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article D4425-32

…icle L. 4425-18 are as follows: I.-Statements annexed to the budget and the administrative account: 1° Tables summarising the status of borrowings and debts; 2° Presentation of provisions; > 3° Presen…

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

Article D782-24

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

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

Article D783-24

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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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Approval requirements.

Article R1114-2

The training activities referred to in article L. 1114-1 are in particular those that the association carries out for its members. They are assessed with regard to their nature, number, frequency and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions relating to minimum capital requirements and eligible commitments

Article L613-44-1

…ing with this requirement, it shall remedy the situation by using the following powers or measures: 1° The powers referred to in III of Article L. 613-42 and II bis of Article L. 613-56 ; 2° The measu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definition and activities.

Article R5142-3

The companies mentioned in article R. 5142-1 may export the veterinary medicinal products they sell, transfer free of charge or distribute outside national territory.Exports by these companies to othe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Health surveillance, safety and policing

Article R1435-9

The powers of the Prefect of the département mentioned in articles R. 1435-1 to R. 1435-6 are exercised in the département of Paris by the Prefect of the Ile-de-France region, Prefect of Paris, and th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Provisions applicable where the employer is established in another Member State of the European Community or the European Economic Area

Article L3253-18-7

Articles L. 3253-7, L. 3253-10 to L. 3253-13 and L. 3253-17 are applicable to the procedures defined in articles L. 3253-18-1 and L. 3253-18-2. The judgments referred to in article L. 3253-12 include…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Status and missions of Pôle emploi

Article R5312-5-2

Any modification to a decision taken pursuant to Article R. 5312-5-1 due to a change in the factual situation of the person concerned or in the analysis of this situation is notified by Pôle emploi to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Trade union representation at branch level

Article L2122-5

In professional sectors, trade union organisations are representative if they : 1° Satisfy the criteria of Article L. 2121-1 ; 2° Have a balanced territorial coverage within the branch; 3° Have receiv…

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