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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Valuation of assets

Article A343-2-2

…is made according to the same rules as those defined in article 121-6 of regulation no. 2015-11 of 26 November 2015 of the Autorité des normes comptables relating to the accounting framework for insu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Chairmen and vice-chairmen

Article D1423-72

…h 40 councillors or less 17 hours per month Councils with more than 40 and less than 60 councillors 26 hours per month Councils with 60 or more councillors 39 hours per month Bobigny, Lyon, Marseille…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Overall operating grant

Article R1613-2

…alent number of local authority civil servants made available under article 100 of law no. 84-53 du 26 janvier 1984 portant dispositions statutaires relatifs à la fonction publique territoriale with t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: National Council.

Article D4233-27

Notwithstanding the provisions of articles D. 4233-24 to D. 4233-26, the tandem representing section E on the council is elected by post or electronically by all the full members of the overseas pharm…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Remuneration of the plan execution commissioner

Article A663-15-1

…ed out in connection with new cash contributions provided for in the third paragraph of Article L. 626-26 (number 3-1 of table 4-2), which may not exceed 20,000 euros, is set in proportion to the cumu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Filing of contracts in the non-industrial and non-commercial public sector

Article D6275-2

…pprenticeship; 2° Articles L. 6222-1 to L. 6222-3 on the age of the apprentice; 3° Articles D. 6222-26 to D. 6222-33 on apprentice pay. If it is found that at least one of these conditions has not bee…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Control

Article R7124-38

…7124-11, L. 7124-13 to L. 7124-18 and L. 7124-21 as well as articles R. 7124-3, R. 7124-10, R. 7124-26, R. 7124-31 and R. 7124-34 committed abroad against French nationals must be reported, as soon as…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Sale and transfer of shares.

Article R6223-35

…icle R. 6223-27. If the shares are transferred to a third party, the provisions of articles R. 6223-26 and R. 6223-27 apply. If they are acquired by the company, by the members or by some of them, the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General rules governing UCITS

Article L214-7-3

…224-2, the second paragraph of article L. 225-2, articles L. 225-3 to L. 225-16, L. 225-25, L. 225-26, L. 225-258 to L. 225-270, the fourth paragraph of article L. 227-1, articles L. 227-13 to L. 227…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: General rules governing general-purpose investment funds

Article L214-24-32

…224-2, the second paragraph of article L. 225-2, articles L. 225-3 to L. 225-16, L. 225-25, L. 225-26, L. 225-258 to L. 225-270, the fourth paragraph of article L. 227-1, articles L. 227-13 to L. 227…

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