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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Solidarity fund for municipalities in the Ile-de-France region

Article L2531-12

…2° The presidents of the departmental councils of the Ile-de-France region; 3° The mayor of Paris; 4° Three presidents of public establishments for inter-communal cooperation elected by the college o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for the issue of negotiable debt securities.

Article D213-3

…on a market outside the European Economic Area recognised as equivalent by the European Commission; 4° Securitisation undertakings which issue debt securities all conferring rights ranking pari passu.…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Undeclared work.

Article L8221-3

Any person who intentionally fails to fulfil his or her obligations is deemed to have engaged in undeclared work by concealing his or her activity, by carrying out for profit an activity of production…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of toxicovigilance

Article R1340-5

…health agencies with territorial jurisdiction under the conditions defined in article R. 1413-59 ; 4° Toxicological expertise at the request of government departments responsible for health safety, r…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 1: Remuneration of the administrator.

Article R663-13

By way of derogation from the provisions of this sub-section, the full remuneration of the court-appointed administrator shall be determined in consideration of the expenses incurred and the diligence…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article D1241-1

…neral operations and two representatives of the régies, proposed by the professional organisations ;4° Five representatives of employees in the funeral sector, proposed by the trade unions most repres…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article D1881-1

I. - The provisions of Title II of Book VI of Part One mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below are applicable in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Presentation of the request

Article R2333-120-31

…f the postal or electronic acknowledgement of receipt of the compulsory prior administrative appeal;4° Where applicable, a copy of the decision issued following the compulsory prior administrative app…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Sub-committees

Article R2272-14

…union organisation represented on the National Commission, on the proposal of these organisations; 4° Five full members representing employers, appointed by the Minister for Agriculture, on the recom…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Regional Commission for the Coordination of the Actions of the Regional Health Agency and the Sickness Insurance Scheme

Article R1434-14

…anisations within the region's jurisdiction. The plenary session delivers the opinions mentioned in 4° and 5° of article R. 1434-13. III - In addition to the chairman of the commission, the select com…

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