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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Transitional provisions

Article L2333-16

…at provided for by article L. 2333-21, in their wording prior to 1st January 2009, this tax is replaced, from 1st January 2009, by that provided for by article L. 2333-6.B. - For each commune, a refer…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety at sporting events

Article L332-19

Participating in the maintenance or reconstitution, whether open or disguised, of an association or grouping dissolved in application of article L. 332-18, as well as participating in activities that…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Other criminal provisions.

Article L4163-11

…ether true or assumed, is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 30,000 euros.The offence provided for in the first paragraph is not constituted when the health professional simply invite…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 1: Definition

Article R426-16

Foreign nationals who come to France for one of the following reasons are considered as trainees for the purposes of obtaining a temporary residence permit bearing the word "stagiaire" (trainee) as pr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 7: Functioning of the elected representatives' groups.

Article LO6431-27

…erritorial Council may be the subject of deliberations without the decisions relating to the allowance system for elected representatives being modified on this occasion. The groups of elected represe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 7: Functioning of elected representatives' groups

Article L7122-26

…groups of elected representatives, for their own use or for joint use, administrative premises, office equipment and cover their documentation, mail and telecommunications costs.The president of the A…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Local investment funds.

Article R214-70

…scription or conversion rights and in the interests of unitholders, this limit may be temporarily exceeded. In this case, the management company will inform the Autorité des marchés financiers, the cu…

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

Article D1332-35

…comply with their obligations under the provisions of this section. The mayor shall give formal notice to the person responsible for the bathing water referred to in the first paragraph to respond wit…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Powers exercised on behalf of the State.

Article R2122-11

When the mayor plans to allocate a communal building other than the communal home for the celebration of marriages, he shall inform the public prosecutor beforehand by sending him his draft allocation…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Assistance for employees on part-time work

Article D5122-15

…lication of 3° of II of article L. 5122-3, the methods for calculating the indemnity and the allowance are determined according to the following rules: 1° For employees whose working hours are set by…

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