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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Deliberative body of public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax system

Article L5211-6-3

…he public establishment for inter-communal cooperation to which the commune belongs is greater than 20% of the total number of members of this deliberative body, the latter may only deliberate on the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Provisions relating to financial investments

Article A421-4-7

…2° 6% for unlisted equities ; 3° 6% for all unlisted infrastructure investments (in capital); 4° 20% for real estate investments; 5° 5% for economic loan funds. These ceilings are assessed at marke…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to financial investments

Article A422-4

…2° 6% for unlisted equities ; 3° 6% for all unlisted infrastructure investments (in capital); 4° 20% for real estate investments; 5° 5% for economic loan funds. These ceilings are assessed at marke…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article R225-105-3

I.-The thresholds provided for in the first paragraph of I of Article L. 225-102-3 are set at 20 million euros for total assets, 40 million euros for net sales and 250 for the average number of employ…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the different types of pledge

Article D211-11

The formal notice provided for in V of article L. 211-20 shall contain the following information, failing which it shall be null and void:1° If payment is not made, the creditor may realise the pledge…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Collection of labile blood products.

Article R1222-18

…ood establishment under the direction and responsibility of the doctor mentioned in article R. 1222-20:1° Nurses ;2° Persons meeting the conditions set out in article R. 1222-21; these persons must al…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Youth employment contract

Article D5131-23

…le L. 5131-6 is set at €300 ; 2° The coefficient of degressivity mentioned in 2° of article R. 5131-20 is defined as the division of the flat-rate amount set in article D. 5131-19 by the difference be…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 10: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services

Article R211-50

…e L. 141-2. The documents making up the application for registration provided for in article R. 211-20 must be accompanied, where necessary, by a translation into French.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: The Professional Advisory Committee for Sport and Leisure Activities (Commission professionnelle consultative des métiers du sport et de l'animation)

Article A142-23

…Eight representatives proposed by the trade union organisations mentioned in 2° of article A. 142-20.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Mediators responsible for facilitating the resolution of disputes relating to the granting of authorisation for simultaneous, unabridged and unchanged retransmission

Article R324-1

For the application of articles L. 132-20-2 et L. 217-3, a list of twenty mediators is drawn up by the Minister responsible for culture on the proposal of the approved collective management bodies app…

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