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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: The borough mayor

Article L2511-28

…arrondissement may delegate under the conditions provided for in the first paragraph of article L. 2122-18 et l'article L. 2122-20.In the cases provided for in Article L. 2122-17, the borough mayor i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: The borough mayor

Article L2511-29

In arrondissements where a caisse des écoles has been set up, the arrondissement mayor chairs this body. The representatives of the commune or the City of Paris on this body are appointed by the arron…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Paris Fire Brigade

Article L2522-2

The communes of the Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne departments contribute to the expenses of the Paris fire brigade, including capital expenditure relating to the barracks. After d…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Contributions and taxes

Article L2564-24

Sont applicables à Mayotte à compter du 1er janvier 2014:1° Le chapitre II du titre III du livre III de la présente partie;2° Les sections 7, 8, 11, 14 et 15 du chapitre III du même titre;3° L'article…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Resignation and dissolution.

Article L4132-2

When a regional councillor tenders his resignation, he sends it to the president of the regional council, who immediately notifies the representative of the State in the region.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 2: Minimum capital requirement

Article A352-29

The thresholds mentioned in d of I of Article R. 352-29 of the Insurance Code are as follows : - i: 2,700,000 euros ; - ii: 4,000,000 euros ; - in iii: 3,900,000 euros for the amount relating to reins…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Single integration contract

Article L5522-2

…luded between an employer and an employee under the conditions set out in sub-section 3 of sections 2 and 5 of this chapter and in paragraph 3 of sub-section 4 of section 1 of Chapter II of Title II o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Training period.

Article R321-27

…uction for the entire duration of the training period set out in the first paragraph of article R. 321-26. It is interspersed with sessions of theoretical instruction. The trainee may ask the Conseil…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Training period.

Article R321-29

At the end of the first year of the traineeship, the Conseil des maisons de vente will ensure, on the basis of a file provided by the trainee's supervisor, that the trainee is fit to continue the prof…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Training period.

Article R321-26

The duration of the traineeship is two years, including at least one year in France. The traineeship includes theoretical instruction relating to an in-depth knowledge of artistic, technical, economic…

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