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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Judging of contraventions

Article R49

The amount of the fixed fine provided for in Article 529 is set as follows:1° 4 euros for contraventions of the provisions of the Highway Code committed by pedestrians;2° 11 euros for other 1st class…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2 : Management and administration of sociétés anonymes.

Article R225-60

The Supervisory Board freely distributes among its members, where applicable under the conditions provided for in Article L. 22-10-26, the overall sums allocated to them in the form of attendance fees…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Provisions specific to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

Article L917-2

…s private-law staff and public-law staff, including those subject to the status provided for by loi n° 52-1311 du 10 décembre 1952 relative à l'établissement obligatoire d'un statut du personnel admin…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Global operating grant and other grants

Article R1613-1

…alary costs reimbursed pursuant to article L. 1613-5 include all remuneration defined by the décret n°85-730 du 17 juillet 1985 relatif à la rémunération des fonctionnaires de l'Etat et des fonctionna…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Provisions relating to the public establishment for the protection of Mediterranean forests

Article L1424-66

The staff of this establishment are governed by the provisions of loi n° 84-53 du 26 janvier 1984 portant dispositions statutaires relatives à la fonction publique territoriale.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1609 C

…in the area known as the cinquante pas géométriques in Guadeloupe created in application of the loi n° 96-1241 du 30 décembre 1996 relative à l'aménagement, la protection et la mise en valeur de la zo…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1609 D

…in the area known as the cinquante pas géométriques in Martinique created in application of the loi n° 96-1241 du 30 décembre 1996 relative à l'aménagement, la protection et la mise en valeur de la zo…

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

Article R2543-1

The provisions of articles R. 1612-27 to R. 1612-31 shall not apply to communes in the departments of Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin. The provisions of article R. 1612-10, and articles R. 1612-19 to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions

Article L734-7

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the provisions set out in II, in the wording indicat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Financing of vocational training

Article L6523-1-5

In Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the Social Welfare Fund is responsible for collecting the contributions mentioned in 2° to 4° of I of Article L. 6131-1 and, where applicable, from 1 January 2024, those m…

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