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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions.

Article D2411-6

The provisions set out in articles L. 2121-10, L. 2121-11, L. 2121-12, L. 2121-17, in the first paragraph of article L. 2121-18, articles L. 2121-20 and L. 2121-21 apply to the convening, meetings and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Ombudsman

Article R6123-14

…entioned in 4° of article L. 6123-5 and the career transition projects mentioned in article L. 6323-17-6. It draws up an annual report in which it makes any proposals it deems likely to improve the op…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Points scale for documentary works

Article 211-11

For cinematographic works belonging to the documentary genre, points are divided into five groups, as follows : I.-Language of Filming" group 1° The "Language of Filming" group is awarded 20 points; 2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: La Monnaie de Paris

Article L121-4

…he Labour Code. Adaptations justified by the particular situation of these technical civil servants may be made by a Conseil d'Etat decree.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Mobilisation of mortgage and similar claims

Article L313-42

…mined by a decree of the Conseil d'Etat. This decree specifies the conditions under which the quota may be exceeded if the amount of these receivables exceeds that of the promissory notes which they g…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Obligations to adapt and redeploy.

Article L1233-4

An employee may only be made redundant for economic reasons when all efforts to train and adapt have been made and when the person concerned cannot be redeployed to available jobs located in France in…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Provisions relating to the analysis of resolvability

Article L311-11

…time they are updated, the College of Resolution assesses the extent to which the persons concerned may either be subject to collective proceedings in accordance with the procedures set out in Article…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 9: Central body for savings banks and banques populaires

Article L512-106

…pulaires or by one or more institutions belonging to the networks mentioned in the first paragraph, may be affiliated to it under the conditions set out in article L. 511-31 of this code. The represen…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit.

Article L823-18

…ovisions of Article 4(3) of Regulation (EU) No 537/2014 of 16 April 2014. (1) III.-The High Council may, at the request of the statutory auditor, exceptionally authorise the statutory auditor to excee…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article R824-18

…to the person making the request, to the other persons concerned and to the general rapporteur. It may be appealed only together with the decision on the objections.The challenge does not call into q…

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