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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Administrative organisation (R)

Article R2221-54

Employees of the municipality or of the public authority may not be members of the board of directors.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Administrative organisation (R)

Article R2221-56

The jobs of the régie are created by the Board of Directors.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Administrative organisation (R)

Article R2221-55

The chairman and vice-chairman or vice-chairmen must be members of the town council.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Administrative organisation (R)

Article R2221-57

The Chairman of the Board of Directors: 1° Takes the measures necessary to implement the decisions of the Board of Directors; 2° May delegate, under his responsibility and supervision, his signature t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Administrative organisation (R)

Article R2221-58

The director is responsible for the operation of the régie's departments.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Supervision of groups on a consolidated basis

Article R613-5

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may, in the event of disagreement with a joint decision communicated to it by the authority responsible for supervision on a consolidated basis, as…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Provisions applicable where the employer is established in another Member State of the European Community or the European Economic Area

Article L3253-18-5

The sums appearing on these statements and remaining unpaid are paid directly to the employee within eight days of receipt of the debt statements. By way of derogation from the first paragraph, the ad…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: CASES IN WHICH A FOREIGNER MAY BE SUBJECT TO A REMISSION DECISION

Article L621-5

A decision to surrender to the competent authorities of a Member State of the European Union may be taken in the case of a foreign national holding a valid residence permit bearing the words "EU Blue…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 231-5

The amount of the direct allocation is obtained by multiplying the circulation index by the ratio between the amount of credits allocated to direct allocations and the sum of the circulation indices o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Financial regime (R)

Article R2221-50

At the end of the financial year and after an inventory has been taken, the Director shall have the financial account drawn up by the accountant. This document is presented to the Board of Directors a…

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