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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Gender equality in the workplace

Article R2242-10

The application is deemed complete if, within fifteen days of receipt, the Regional Director of Enterprises, Competition, Consumption, Labour and Employment has not informed the employer of the list o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation of the agency committee

Article R1432-109-1

The full members and alternate members of the Agency and Working Conditions Committee are entitled to a monthly credit of delegation hours to carry out all the tasks of the Committee, its committees a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Investigation of the request for expert appraisal

Article R7343-102

The Director General of the Autorité des relations sociales des plateformes d'emploi shall rule on the request for expert appraisal in the light of the application file provided for in Article R. 7343…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Concerted exercise of powers

Article L1111-10

I.-The department may, at their request, contribute to the financing of projects managed by communes, their groupings, public establishments attached to them or companies in which they hold a share of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to non-trading property investment companies

Article L231-10

Any person shall be liable to five years' imprisonment and a fine of €9,000 if he or she: 1. Stating that subscriptions which he knows to be fictitious are genuine or declaring that funds which have n…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Election of members of territorial and regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article R713-10

Declarations of candidacy that meet the conditions provided for by Article L. 713-4 and by this sub-section shall be registered and shall give rise to the issue of a receipt. The prefect of the depart…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Other duties and taxes

Article 1018 A

The decisions of the criminal courts, with the exception of those that only rule on civil interests, are subject to a fixed procedural fee payable by each convicted person.This fee is:1° 31 € for crim…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Remuneration of the administrator, the administrator responsible for the implementation of the plan, the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator

Article A663-10

The fee provided for in Article R. 663-10 in respect of the constitution of classes of affected parties and the preparation of voting operations (number 3 of Table 4-1) is set, depending on the amount…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Authorisation

Article R212-10-11

I.-The Minister for Youth and the Minister for Sport draw up the specifications provided for in article R. 212-10-9. These specifications include 1° General clauses relating to the training body's abi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Fees charged by commercial court registrars

Article A743-9

I.-The services listed under numbers 1 to 38 of the table mentioned in article A. 743-8 give rise to the collection of the following fees: SERVICE NUMBER (table 2 of article appendix 4-7) SUB-CATEGORY…

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