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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Guarantees granted in the exercise of the mandate

Article L2123-2

…th at least 10,000 inhabitants and deputy mayors of municipalities with at least 30,000 inhabitants;2° To the equivalent of three and a half times the legal weekly working time for mayors of municipal…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Projects subject to authorisation.

Article L752-2

I. - Combinations of the sales areas of neighbouring shops, without creating additional areas, not exceeding 2,500 square metres, or 1,000 square metres when the new activity is predominantly food, ar…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Information to be provided to the supervisory authorities by groups.

Article L356-21

…report to the supervisory authority on the internal assessment of risks and solvency referred to in 2° of Article L. 356-19. The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, in its capacity as gr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition of committees

Article R2522-9

…ntal sections comprise: 1° The regional or departmental prefect or his representative, as chairman; 2° Five employers' representatives; 3° Five employees' representatives.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Shareholders' meetings

Article R22-10-27

…me, date and place of birth and address; In the case of a legal entity, its legal name and address. 2° In the case of a legal entity, its legal form, its name or corporate name, the amount of its shar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Career paths

Article R4021-4

…sary by the profession in order to maintain and update knowledge and skills and improve practices ; 2° Constitutes a recommendation for each professional in order to meet their three-year continuing p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Economic, financial and legal training for employee representatives.

Article D3341-4

The list provided for in article L. 3341-2 is drawn up by the Regional Prefect, after consulting the Regional Committee for Employment, Training and Vocational Guidance.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Designation of tax officials responsible for certain criminal investigation missions

Article R15-33-29-9

Tax officials responsible for carrying out judicial investigations pursuant to Article 28-2 shall be appointed from among those who have passed the technical examination, by joint order of the Keeper…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General conditions relating to voluntary termination of pregnancy outside health establishments

Article R2212-9

…s: 1° Annex 22-1 for the practice of voluntary interruption of pregnancy carried out by medication; 2° Annex 22-2 for the practice of voluntary interruption of pregnancy by instrumental method in a he…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Classification.

Article D325-7

Within one month of receiving the complete application for classification, the body mentioned in Article L. 141-2 will take the decision to classify the property in the category for which the assessin…

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