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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3121-51

…collective agreement or, failing that, a branch agreement or convention may: 1° Specify the limits and procedures for carrying over hours from one week to another when a system of individualised work…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to departmental and territorial fire and rescue services

Article L1424-5

The departmental fire brigade is made up of:1° Professional fire brigades;2° Volunteer fire brigades;3° Volunteers on fire brigade civic service..

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IVa: Observatory for analysis and support for social dialogue and negotiation

Article L2234-5

The observatory for analysis and support for social dialogue and negotiation is made up of :1° Members who are employees and employers operating in the region, appointed by the representative employee…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Suspension and prohibition of enforcement proceedings and assignment of remuneration

Article L722-5

The suspension and prohibition of enforcement proceedings brought against the debtor's assets entails a prohibition on the debtor doing any act that would aggravate his insolvency, paying, in whole or…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Other resources.

Article L4414-5

The Ile-de-France region benefits from the allocation of a share of the annual tax on parking areas governed by article 1599 quater C of the General Tax Code, up to a limit of €66 million

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L151-4

The rules relating to the approval or classification of certain facilities and organisations by the Assembly of Corsica are set out in II of article L. 4424-32 of the General Local Authorities Code, r…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Tasks and composition

Article L327-5

…ive years, renewable once. For each of the two colleges, the difference between the number of women and men among the appointed members may not be greater than one. In the event of a vacancy in the me…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Procedures and penalties

Article L343-5

…at their own expense, to remove from the channels of commerce the articles found to be infringing and any thing that served or was intended to serve in the commission of the offence. The court may o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Administration and control

Article L1524-5

…If the number of members of a board of directors or a supervisory board as provided for in articles L. 225-17 and L. 225-69 of the Commercial Code is insufficient to ensure, due to their number, the d…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and implementation.

Article L1271-5

…rking time does not exceed three hours per week over a reference period of four weeks, the employer and the employee who use the universal service employment voucher are deemed to satisfy the obligati…

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