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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Miscellaneous and transitional provisions

Article L1424-49

…territorial authority.Each year, the contribution of the departmental council may not be less than 40% of the sum of fire-fighting expenditure, in investment and operation, recorded in the administra…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Other authorised agents

Article L511-22

…ned in 2° of II of Article L. 172-1 of the Environment Code; 11° The agents mentioned in Article L. 40 of the Post and Electronic Communications Code. To this end, they have the powers defined in Sect…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Specific rules concerning third-country companies

Article L532-50

…redit institutions authorised in accordance with Article L. 532-48. IV.Articles L. 211-36 to L. 211-40, L. 213-3, L. 341-1 to L. 341-7, L. 440-6 to L. 440-10, L. 500-1, L. 511-37, L. 511-38, L. 531-8,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Terms of office of board or committee members.

Article L5211-12

…habitants or more and of a community of communes of 100,000 inhabitants or more may be increased by 40% in relation to the aforementioned scale, provided that the total amount of the maximum allowance…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the analysis of the group's resolvability

Article L613-43-1

…t under the conditions laid down in Article L. 613-41. The procedure provided for in Article L. 613-40-1 shall apply to this assessment. II. - When a matter is referred to it by the consolidated resol…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Provisions specific to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

Article L910-1

…229-1 to L. 229-15, L. 238-6, L. 244-5 and L. 252-1 to L. 252-13 ;3° L. 490-9;4° L. 522-1 to L. 522-40;4° bis. L. 621-4(last sentence of the first paragraph), L. 641-1 (last sentence of the first para…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe I

…kets and by category of equivalent positions. The age groups are as follows: -under 30; -30 to 39; -40 to 49; -and 50 and over. With regard to equivalent job categories, the employer may, after consul…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Changes in scope and organisation.

Article L5211-18

I. - Without prejudice to the provisions of article L. 5215-40, the perimeter of the public intercommunal cooperation establishment may subsequently be extended, by order of the State representative(s…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Supervision on a consolidated basis by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and college of supervisors

Article L613-20-2

…they apply are, in the opinion of all the competent authorities within the meaning of Article 4(1)(40) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 or…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Expenditure

Article L5217-12-1

…nditure on the maintenance and preservation in good condition of works, mentioned in Article L. 151-40 of the rural and maritime fishing code for which metropolitan France is responsible; 16° Levies a…

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