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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Composition and management of the plan.

Article R3332-17

The costs of maintaining a custody account for former employees of the company, where they are not borne by the company, may be deducted from the assets in accordance with the conditions laid down by…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Terms and conditions of engagement.

Article R4532-17

Except in the case of operations undertaken by a private individual for his or her own personal use, as provided for in Article L. 4532-7, no person may act as coordinator unless he or she possesses t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Harm reduction

Article R3411-17

The State may grant aid in the form of public service compensation to operators responsible for managing a service of general economic interest involving the marketing, at a maximum price set by the S…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Endowments, grants and miscellaneous funds

Article L2335-17

…ese fractions may not be less than 3,000 euros.II. - The first fraction of the allocation, equal to 17,300,000 euros, is divided between municipalities with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants whose per cap…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Arbitration procedure

Article R2524-17

The rapporteur reads his report at the hearing. Before the Government commissioner delivers his conclusions, the president may authorise either the parties or the lawyers at the Conseil d'Etat and the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Warning and signalling systems

Article R4324-17

Where operators have the possibility of choosing and adjusting the technical operating characteristics of work equipment, the latter shall include all the information necessary for these operations to…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Beneficiaries of subsidiary protection

Article L424-17

The residence permit bearing the words "long-term resident-EU" issued to a foreign national pursuant to article L. 424-14 may be withdrawn if the foreign national loses the benefit of subsidiary prote…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article D325-17

Some of the communal facilities used for family sports and leisure activities may not belong to the family holiday home. When they belong to a local authority or third party, a multi-year agreement mu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to all financing bodies

Article L214-175

I. - The rules and regulations or the articles of association of the organisation shall stipulate the duration of the financial years, which may not exceed twelve months. However, the first financial…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Transfer of the foreign national to another place of detention

Article L744-17

If necessary, the administrative authority may, throughout the duration of the detention, decide to move a foreign national from one place of detention to another, subject to informing the competent p…

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