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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit.

Article L823-21

…ned in I of Article L. 820-3; 2° To the findings and conclusions of the High Council referred to in 4° of II of Article L. 823-19.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: COMMUNITY ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICES

Article LO6461-2

The Territorial Council shall lay down the rules applicable to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon in the matters listed in II of Article LO 6414-1. However, the State remains competent to lay down, in the matte…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Judgment of compulsory liquidation.

Article R641-35

Unless otherwise provided in this Title, the regulatory provisions relating to actions that fall within the jurisdiction of the mandataire judiciaire shall apply when they are pursued or brought by th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Information in companies with fewer than three hundred employees

Article R2312-19

…al policy, working conditions and employment, the information provided for under headings 1° A, 2°, 4° and 10° of the table in article R. 2312-8.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Responsibilities

Article L2521-1

In the départements of Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne, the representative of the State in the département is responsible for policing the public highways on main roads, including w…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Opening and funding of the occupational prevention account

Article L4163-6

Points are awarded on the basis of the employee's exposure declared by the employer, on the basis of the declaration mentioned in article L. 4163-1, to the fund mentioned in articles L. 215-1, L. 222-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title VII : CONDITIONS OF APPLICATION IN THE OVERSEAS OF THE PROVISIONS OF BOOK V RELATING TO SERVICE PROVIDERS

Article L771-3

In New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands: 1° References to a financial conglomerate within the meaning of Article L. 517-3 do not apply; 2° References to mixed financial ho…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The National Disciplinary Commission

Article R1442-22-2

The members of the committee mentioned in 3° and 4° of Article L. 1442-13-2 are appointed from among their number by the full and alternate members of the Conseil supérieur de la prud'homie representi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Work within the protection perimeter

Article R1322-23

The application for prior authorisation provided for in the first paragraph of article L. 1322-4 to carry out a borehole or underground work within the protection perimeter and the application to occu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions specific to the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article D754-19

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same tabl…

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