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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Transfer of powers.

Article L5215-23

…unale ayant élargi ou non leurs compétences dans les conditions prévues au III de l'article L. 5215-20-1 are substituted, for the exercise of their competences alone, for the communes which are part o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: End of the research period

Article R1233-15-2

In the light of the reports referred to in articles L. 1233-57-17 and L. 1233-57-20, the Prefect of the département in which the establishment has its registered office, after having heard the company…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: European Union regulations constituting implementing measures for article L. 412-1

Article R412-43-2

The provisions of Articles 1 to 19 and 34 of Regulation (EU) No 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on personal protective equipment and its annexes constitute the i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General rules governing the composition of assets

Article R214-14

The deposits referred to in 4° of I of article L. 214-20 are deposits made with a credit institution that are repayable on demand or can be withdrawn and have a maturity of twelve months or less, prov…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Election of staff representatives to the administrative or supervisory board of a consular higher education establishment

Article R711-76

…consular higher education establishment under the conditions provided for in V of Article 43 of Law 2014-1545 of 20 December 2014 on simplifying business life.Voters must be at least sixteen years old…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Disciplinary proceedings.

Article R724-19

Commission decisions made pursuant to articles L. 724-1, L. 724-3 and R. 724-20, and the orders of its president made pursuant to article L. 724-4 shall be notified to the judge sued by any means givi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article R3124-8

…les L. 3123-9 and L. 3123-28 or by the collective labour agreements provided for by article L. 3123-20 ; 2° By an employee employed under an intermittent employment contract, hours in excess of the mi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Organisation and operation of the High Council

Article R821-7

…ce of its missions and its resources in an annual report drawn up pursuant to Article 21 of Law no. 2017-55 of 20 January 2017 on the general status of independent administrative authorities and indep…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Compulsory expenditure

Article D3321-2

For the application of 20° of article L. 3321-1, the constitution of provisions for risks and charges and for depreciation of assets is mandatory as soon as the risk arises.The chairman of the departm…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Cooperation between contracting authorities

Article L2511-6

…al interest; 2° The contracting authorities concerned carry out on the competitive market less than 20% of the activities concerned by this cooperation. This percentage of activities is determined und…

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