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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Financial institutions

Article 1065

…registration duties when they are made under the provisions of articles L. 324-1, L. 326-13 and L. 384-1 to L. 384-3 of the Insurance Code. When they are made pursuant to 8° or 14° of I of article L.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: COMMUNE SECTION

Article L2411-2

…rman exercise the management functions provided for in I of Article L. 2411-6, aux articles L. 2411-8 and L. 2411-10, in II of article L. 2411-14, as well as articles L. 2411-18 and L. 2412-1 and are…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Financial provisions

Article L2543-1

…es contained in Book III of this Part, with the exception of the provisions of 1°, 2°, 6°, 14° and 18° of Article L. 2321-2, from article L. 2322-2, 4° of article L. 2331-2, du 6° du b de article L. 2…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Supplementary allowance.

Article L3423-9

…rs below the contractual working hours for reasons other than those listed in 1° of Article L. 3423-8, an employee has received, over the course of a month, by way of salary and statutory or contractu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article L934-5

For the application of articles L. 450-3, L. 450-3-1, L. 450-3-2, L. 450-4, L. 450-7, L. 450-8, L. 450-9, L. 450-10, L. 490-6 and L. 490-7in New Caledonia, the words: "the agents mentioned in Article…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Formation of the company and amendment of its articles.

Article R210-10

…s of the persons who have succeeded them in these functions. The information provided for in 4° and 8° of Article R. 224-2 may also be omitted from the updated Articles of Association, provided that t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Composition pénale

Article R15-33-43

…ovided for in articles 222-19-1 or 222-20-1 of the Penal Code or to the articles L. 234-1 or L. 234-8 of the Highway Code or any other offence giving rise to the withdrawal of driving licence points,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Operating rules

Article D1411-45-6

…o another full member, who may not receive more than one mandate. The provisions of articles R. 133-8 and R. 133-9 of the Code des relations entre le public et l'administration are applicable to the p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article R430-7

…ive notification of the decisions taken pursuant to Articles L. 430-5, L. 430-7, L. 430-7-1, L. 430-8 and L. 430-9, the undertakings concerned have fifteen days in which to inform the Autorité de la c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Electricity distribution and generation

Article R2224-33

Electric power distribution services, constituted as régie until 18 February 1930 and operated directly by communes or syndicates of communes, are subject to the rules defined by the decree of 8 Octob…

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