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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: The Town Council

Article L2541-12

…2° The allocation of retirement pensions to municipal employees covered by communal pension funds; 3° The creation of communal services, bodies and establishments ; 4° The acquisition, alienation and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to investment firms

Article L531-4

…ss 2 investment firm, which is neither a class 1 bis investment firm nor a class 3 investment firm; 3° A class 3 investment firm which meets all the conditions set out in paragraph 1 of Article 12 of…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Restricted invitation to tender

Article R2361-5

The minimum period laid down in articles R. 2361-3 and R. 2361-4 may be reduced by five days if the purchaser offers, by electronic means and as from the publication of the call for tenders, unrestric…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Reporting requirements for therapeutic education programmes

Article R1161-6

The Director General of the Regional Health Agency must be notified of any change in the coordinator referred to in article R. 1161-3, in the objectives of the programme or in the source of funding fo…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section Ia: Intervention of the guardianship judge in matters of legal administration

Article 1180-12

The file may be consulted at the court registry by the petitioner, the minor capable of discernment, the parents or their lawyers, if they are assisted or represented, until a decision is made on the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Investment rules

Article R214-15-1

…ided for in 5° of the I of Article L. 214-20 and entered into on the markets mentioned in 1°, 2° or 3° of the I of Article R. 214-11 or traded over-the-counter, provided that, overall, the exposure to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Election of members of territorial and regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article R713-14

…ollation of votes, on a date to be set no later than the Monday following the last day of the poll; 3° Announcing the results of the elections; II. II - To carry out these operations, the chairman of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Occupational physician

Article R4626-14

…n service is assisted by the multidisciplinary team made up of all the employees mentioned in 1° to 3° of article R. 4626-17.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
1 septies : Deduction of profit-sharing payments

Article 151 decies

Sums allocated by way of profit-sharing to sole traders, members of partnerships who have not opted to be subject to corporation tax and to collaborating spouses and partners who are allocated to the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L4344-1

Medical doctors and pharmacist public health inspectors, inspectors from regional health agencies, inspectors from the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé (French Natio…

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