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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Miscellaneous and transitional provisions

Article R1424-51

…of a volunteer firefighter during duty time, except in the cases provided for by loi n° 96-370 du 3 mai 1996 relative au développement du volontariat dans les corps de sapeurs-pompiers.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Examination for admission to the probationary period, probationary period and examination to qualify as a court-appointed administrator

Article R811-8

Holders of the Diplôme d'études comptables supérieures previously governed by Decree no. 81-537 of 12 May 1981 relating to the Diplôme d'études comptables supérieures are considered, for the purposes…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article L7125-14

…ces that may be allocated to councillors to the assembly pursuant to articles L. 7125-19 et L. 7125-20. The actual amount of this training expenditure may not exceed 20% of the same amount. Appropriat…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Own funds

Article R351-28

…ne of the items mentioned in i and ii of a of Article 69 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2015/35 of 10 October 2014, classified in Level 1 as provided for in Article R. 351-23, in the event…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Examination for admission to the traineeship

Article A321-19

…ed by the candidate in all the eligibility and admission tests is equal to or higher than 10 out of 20.The mark obtained in the optional language test is taken into account, for the calculation of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: External action by local and regional authorities

Article L1115-1

…ration, development aid or humanitarian action. In doing so, they shall take into consideration the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 25 Septemb…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 4: Group governance system

Article R356-33

…nistrative, management and supervisory body provided for in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2015/35 of 10 October 2014, the written policies shall specify whether it is the responsibility of t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L3311-2

…e this situation and contribute to achieving the sustainable development objectives included in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted on 25 September 2015 by the United Nations General…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title V: Provisions relating to the Central Pricing Office.

Article R250-4-2

…a fixed excess, the maximum amount of which is set at 10,000 euros per claim, subject to a limit of 200,000 euros per insurance year, or a proportional excess, the maximum amount of which per claim is…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Examination for admission to the probationary period, probationary period and examination to qualify as a judicial representative

Article A812-19

Each test is marked from 0 to 20. Each mark is weighted by the coefficient laid down for the corresponding test.Approval is awarded by the selection board on the basis of the average marks obtained by…

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