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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors.

Article R4642-3

I.-The Agence nationale pour l'amélioration des conditions de travail is administered by a Board of Directors and managed by a Chief Executive Officer. The Board of Directors comprises : 1° Eleven emp…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Civil penalties

Article L242-18-3

Where the trader has not reimbursed all of the sums paid by the consumer under the conditions set out in articles L. 224-25-22 and L. 224-25-23, the total amount outstanding is automatically increased…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: Sports associations

Article R121-3

…ion. The articles of association provide for : a) The participation of each member in the general meeting ; b) The appointment of the Board of Directors by the General Meeting by secret ballot and for…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to the establishment of a relay facility

Article L311-35

I.-The resolution college may, after having determined that the transfer procedure referred to in 3° of Article L. 311-30 has failed, decide to set up a bridge institution. The latter is responsible f…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Powers

Article LO6214-3

…wn planning; construction; housing; accommodation;3° Road traffic and road transport; maritime services of territorial interest; registration of ships; sailing licences and permits for pleasure craft…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Health rules applicable to bathing water

Article D1332-32

…hing water shall make available to the public by posting, during the bathing season, in an easily accessible place in the immediate vicinity of each bathing water and, where appropriate, by any other…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Jurisdiction.

Article R711-33

I.-The regional chambers of commerce and industry provide the opinion requested by the regional council on any assistance scheme for business start-ups and takeovers and for businesses that the region…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 6: Accounting and financial organisation of the departmental or territorial fire and rescue service (R)

Article R1424-31

Expenditure by the departmental or territorial fire and rescue service includes in particular:1° Expenditure on the organisation and running of the service;2° Repayment of loans and costs ancillary to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Care of prisoners

Article R6111-36

…rotocol referred to in the first paragraph of Article R. 6111-29 defines, in particular, in compliance with the regulations to which the prison is subject:1° The conditions under which the staff of th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 bis A

…ncy at most devoted for the most part to political and general information, or an online press service recognised pursuant to the article 1 of law no. 86-897 of 1 August 1986 reforming the legal statu…

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