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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation and meetings.

Article R5312-16

The Board of Directors may only validly deliberate if at least ten of its members are present. If this number is not reached, the Board is reconvened within fifteen days. It may then validly deliberat…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Country of return

Article L612-12

The decision imposing an obligation to leave French territory shall mention the country, determined in application of article L. 721-3, to which the foreign national is to be returned in the event of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 10: Marketing of structured deposits

Article L511-105

When they market structured deposits within the meaning of Article L. 312-22 or when they provide advice on these deposits, credit institutions are subject to the provisions of 2°, 3° and 6° of II of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Operation

Article L2121-22-1

…n a matter of municipal interest or assessing a municipal public service. The same local councillor may not be involved in such a request more than once a year. No task may be created from 1st January…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article R712-22-1

…ional chamber of commerce and industry. The bureau of the regional chamber of commerce and industry may amend its initial proposal to take account of comments made in the meantime by the attached cham…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4 - Individual right to training

Article R2123-22-1-B

Within the limit of the maximum amount set in application of 3° of article R. 1621-7 of the present code, the member of the municipal council acquires his or her individual training rights recorded in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Rules of good conduct

Article L341-12

…t marketing services and indicating, where applicable, the specific risks that the products offered may entail; 5° The terms of the contractual offer, in particular the total price actually payable by…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VIII: Mutual insurance group companies and affiliation agreements

Article R322-163

…sheet, income statement and notes to the accounts for the past financial year. The General Meeting may also be convened at any time by the Board of Directors. II.-1° Notice of the General Meeting mus…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Turnover taxes and similar miscellaneous taxes

Article 1609 tricies

…d by players and the sums paid out or to be paid out to winners. The sums wagered by players from 1 January 2020 are defined as sums wagered from the date on which the event or events on which the gam…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions applicable to private educational establishments under contract with the State

Article L5134-128

…s section apply to the private educational establishments mentioned in articles L. 442-5 and L. 442-12 of the Education Code and article L. 813-1 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, subject to the…

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