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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Organisation and operation

Article R1431-5

The Chairman may invite to the Board of Directors, for an opinion, any person whose presence he deems useful depending on the agenda. In the event of a vacancy, for whatever reason, occurring more tha…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IX : The Greater Paris Metropolis

Article L5219-5

I. - The territorial public establishment, in place and stead of its member municipalities, shall automatically exercise competences in the areas of:1° Urban policy:a) Drawing up a diagnosis of the te…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
a: Micro-enterprise scheme

Article 50-0

…le 1° €188,700 in the case of companies whose main business is the sale of goods, objects, supplies and foodstuffs to be taken away or consumed on the premises or the provision of accommodation, exclu…

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

Article L410-5

I. - In the local authorities covered by the article 73 of the Constitution and in the overseas collectivities of Saint-Martin, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon and Wallis-et-Futuna, following a public opinio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Voluntary sales of furniture by public auction.

Article R321-56

…auction on a permanent or occasional basis, are required to take out the guarantees mentioned in 2° and 3° of Article L. 321-6. They are deemed to satisfy these obligations if they can prove that they…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose

Article R5111-5

…mploi et de la formation professionnelle (National Commission for Collective Bargaining, Employment and Vocational Training) when they fall within the remit of the Minister for Employment ;2° To the r…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Special rules for certain categories of intermediaries

Article L513-5

…té de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, which verifies their representativeness, the competence and good repute of their legal representatives and directors, the impartiality of their governance,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-56

…ly be granted leave; 3° The conditions under which leave is granted to employees of public services and public companies; 4° The conditions under which leave is granted to employees benefiting from a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Drinks outlets.

Article L3352-5

The offer or sale, in any form whatsoever, of drinks other than those in groups 1 and 3 as defined in article L. 3321-1, in pubs and cafés opened on the occasion of a public fair, sale or celebration…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Declarations to be made by legal entities

Article R123-59

…ing shall be declared in the application for registration of a company, with regard to its activity and establishment, or its registered office if it has no establishment: 1° In the case of a commerci…

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