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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Meetings of the departmental commercial development commission

Article R752-16

…rder of the Minister for the Economy. For the application of the second paragraph of article L. 752-19, in the event of an appeal being lodged against its opinion or decision, the Commission shall des…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: System of remuneration for members of the deliberative assemblies of joint associations exclusively involving local authorities and groups of local authorities

Article R5723-1

…rom 500 to 999 3.35 1,34 From 1,000 to 3,499 6.10 2.33 From 3,500 to 9,999 8,47 3.39 From 10,000 to 19,999 10.83 4,33 From 20,000 to 49,999 12.80 5.12 From 50,000 to 99,999 14,77 5.91 From 100,000 to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sole sub-section: Conditions for holding office as a member of the committee of the syndicat d'agglomération nouvelle.

Article R5332-1

The maximum allowances voted, pursuant to article

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Financial assistance

Article R5213-78

…de services et de paiement with the payment and monitoring of the aids mentioned in article L. 5213-19 of the Code du travail under the following conditions: a) The aid is granted, within the limits o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Director or deputy director of a national reference centre for communicable diseases

Article R6213-5

…f the committee referred to in article L. 6213-12, in its formation provided for in article R. 6213-19, individually authorise the persons referred to in 3° of article L. 6213-2, who do not meet the c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article R930-1

…xception of articles R. 121-3, R. 121-4, R. 122-1 to R. 122-17, R. 123-171-1, R. 123-209 to R. 123-219, D. 123-235, D. 123-236, R. 127-1 to R. 134-17, R. 143-23, R. 145-9 to D. 145-19, R. 145-22 to D.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Bank staff

Article L142-9

…sks entrusted to it. Permanent staff governed by these regulations and recruited before 1 September 2023 are affiliated to a special pension scheme governed by Article L. 711-1 of the Social Security…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions relating to water distribution

Article L2224-7-1

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1465 B

Article 1465 also applies for transactions carried out from 1 January 2009 until 31 December 2023 in investment aid zones for small and medium-sized enterprises and within the limits provided for by A…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article R775-38

…020-118 of 12 February 2020 R. 561-14-1 n° 2018-284 of 18 April 2018R. 561-14-1-1 and R. 561-14-2n° 2023-63 of 3 February 2023 R. 561-15 n° 2020-118 of 12 February 2020 R. 561-16 n° 2023-63 of 3 Febru…

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