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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Financing

Article L2315-80

…uality provided for in article L. 2312-18 ; 2° By the committee, out of its operating budget, up to 20%, and by the employer, up to 80%, concerning the consultation provided for in article L. 2315-87…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nomination, election and status of members.

Article L2352-4

…er, regardless of the number of companies involved, the number of additional members may not exceed 20% of the total number of members determined in application of Article L. 2352-3. If the number of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: The guarantee fund.

Article R334-15

…s referred to in Article L. 310-3-2 authorised to operate one or more of the classes referred to in 20 to 28 of Articles R. 321-1 of this Code, R. 211-2 of the Mutual Code and R. 931-2-1 of the Social…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Consumer credit

Article R351-3

…Wallis and Futuna Islands:APPLICABLE ARTICLES IN THEIR REDACTION R. 312-2 Resulting from Decree no. 2018-229 of 30 March 2018 on the dematerialisation of contractual relations in the financial sector…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Tax rates

Article 1635 quater N

The rate of the municipal or inter-municipal share of the development tax may be increased by up to 20% in certain sectors by a reasoned decision taken under the conditions provided for in II of artic…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Rates for local tax on outdoor advertising

Article L2333-10

…more, set the rates provided for by 1° of B of article L. 2333-9 to a level less than or equal to €20 per square metre;- in the case of municipalities with a population greater than or equal to 50,00…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article L3123-12

…o articles L. 3123-16 and L. 3123-17. The actual amount of this training expenditure may not exceed 20% of the same amount. Appropriations relating to training expenses that have not been used by the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training.

Article L4135-12

…o articles L. 4135-16 and L. 4135-17. The actual amount of this training expenditure may not exceed 20% of the same amount. Appropriations relating to training expenditure that have not been used up b…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Principles.

Article L4311-6

…ovisions of this Title and the texts adopted for its application, the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on personal protective equipm…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products

Article L5541-2

…5311-1 is applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in the version resulting from Order no. 2022-1086 of 29 July 2022.Article L. 5312-3 is applicable there in the version resulting fromOrder n…

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