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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Supplementary provisions.

Article L3121-36

In the absence of an agreement, overtime worked in excess of the legal weekly working hours set out in article L. 3121-27 or the working hours considered to be equivalent give rise to an increase in p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Supplementary provisions.

Article L3121-39

In the absence of an agreement, a decree determines the annual quota defined in article L. 3121-30 as well as the characteristics and conditions for taking the compulsory compensatory rest for any ove…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Supplementary provisions.

Article L3121-37

In companies where there is no trade union representative, the employer may replace all or part of the payment for overtime, as well as any additional pay, with an equivalent compensatory rest period,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Supplementary provisions.

Article L3121-35

Unless otherwise stipulated in an agreement referred to in Article L. 3121-32, the working week begins at 00.00 on Monday and ends at 24.00 on Sunday.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: The Chairman

Article L4133-3

The functions of president of a regional council are incompatible with the exercise of one of the following elective functions: president of a departmental council, mayor, the president of the council…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Budgetary and accounting provisions

Article 4425-34

For the application of the provisions of 18° of Article L. 4425-29, the Corsican local authority shall depreciate its fixed assets, including those made available or allocated: 1° Intangible; > Tangib…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Budgetary and accounting provisions

Article D4425-35

For the application of 19° of Article L. 4425-29, the constitution of provisions for risks and charges is mandatory as soon as the risk arises and the recognition of depreciation is mandatory in the e…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Budgetary and accounting provisions

Article D4425-36

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Budgetary and accounting provisions

Article D4425-37

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Budgetary and accounting provisions

Article D4425-38

In accordance with the provisions of Article 1 of Decree 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management, the fundamental principles contained in Title I of the said decree…

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