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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Composition and management of the plan.

Article L3332-17-1

…56 of 31 July 2014 on the social and solidarity economy ; b) It pursues an objective defined in 2°, 3° or 4° of Article 2 of the aforementioned Law no. 2014-856 ; 2° The expense incurred by its social…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Functional allowances.

Article L2123-21

The deputy mayor, referred to in article L. 2113-13, receives the allowance corresponding to the effective exercise of the functions of mayor, set in accordance with articles L. 2123-20 and L. 2123-23…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Complaints

Article L4163-17

Subject to Articles L. 4163-18 to L. 4163-20, disputes relating to decisions taken by the managing body pursuant to Sections 2 and 3 of this Chapter and to this Section 4 shall be settled in accordanc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Composition and management of the plan

Article L3334-12

Notwithstanding the provisions of 2° of article L. 3332-15, the collective retirement savings plan may not provide for the acquisition of units in mutual funds governed by article L. 214-165 of the Mo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General conditions of practice.

Article L2122-19

…tor general of town hall services;2° To the director general and the director of technical services;3° To the heads of communal services.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Delegation hours.

Article L2143-14

In companies or establishments where, in application of articles L. 2143-3 and L. 2143-4, several delegates are appointed for each trade union section, these delegates may divide among themselves the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 decies

…ipment and tools used for industrial manufacturing or processing operations; 2° Handling equipment; 3° Installations intended for water purification and atmospheric purification; 4° Installations prod…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Delegated federations

Article L131-15

…rd of international, national, regional or departmental titles;2° Make the corresponding selections;3° Propose a federal performance project consisting of a programme of sporting excellence, a program…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Elements of private project management for infrastructure works

Article R2431-25

…s;2° To carry out a technical analysis of the strength of the structure and the technical equipment;3° To enable a functional programme for using the structure to be drawn up;4° To propose, where appr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Lawyers

Article R444-71

…by Articles 815 to 892 of the Civil Code and Articles 1358 to 1376 of the Code of Civil Procedure; 3° La licitation régie par les articles 1686 à 1688 du code civil et les articles 1377 and 1378 of t…

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