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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Composition and operation of the consultative commission on the assessment of costs

Article R1212-3

The Consultative Commission on the Assessment of Burdens meets in plenary session or in section depending on whether the question submitted to it concerns all categories of local authorities or only o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Information on the payer and beneficiary accompanying transfers of funds

Article L722-3

For the purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply 1° "Instructing party" means either the person who holds an account with the payment service providers defined in point 3 and wh…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Loan categories and similar transactions.

Article R313-3

The leasing transactions referred to in article L. 313-7 are subject to advertising. This must enable the parties and the assets involved to be identified.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution

Article R1253-36

The resources of all kinds allocated to the employers' group are identified within the company and the accounts relating to its operations are separate.When the group of employers is set up for the be…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution

Article R1253-35

Any cooperative company or interprofessional outpatient care company referred to inarticle L. 4041-1 of the Public Health Code which intends to develop the activity of an employers' group as provided…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Appeals

Article D1242-3

Pursuant to 2° of article L. 1242-3, a fixed-term employment contract may be concluded where the employer undertakes to provide additional vocational training to: 1° Candidates undertaking a training…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution

Article R1253-37

The company shall declare that it is carrying out the activity of an employers' group in accordance with the procedures set out in articles D. 1253-1 to D. 1253-3. It shall specify the organisation it…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition

Article R1423-3

Where a département has several industrial tribunals with an agricultural section, it is possible to reduce the number of agricultural sections in the département. This reduction takes into account th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Missions

Article R1431-3

The Conseil supérieur de la prud'homie is consulted on draft laws and regulations relating to :1° The establishment, jurisdiction, organisation and operation of industrial tribunals;2° The appointment…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Prohibitions

Article R1333-3

It is prohibited to import from a country outside the European Union, to export from the European Union, to distribute or to use consumer goods, foodstuffs, construction products or animal feed that d…

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