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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General provisions (R).

Article R1614-43

…each department; 3° The foreseeable number of town planning documents referred to in article R. 1614-41 which will be drawn up during the current year in each department; 4° The number of communes in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Authorising officer's accounts (R)

Article D3342-4

…ating to the method of payment of expenditure under the conditions laid down by Decree No. 65-97 of 4 February 1965, as amended, on the methods and procedures for the payment of expenditure by public…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Authorising officer's accounts

Article D4342-4

…thod of payment of expenditure in accordance with the conditions set out in the decree no. 65-97 of 4 February 1965, as amended, relating to the methods and procedures for the payment of expenditure b…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Investment services and related services

Article L321-4

Articles L. 312-19, L. 312-20 and L. 312-21-1 are applicable to accounts opened in the books of persons providing investment or related services as provided for in Articles L. 321-1 and L. 321-2.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Job security contract

Article D1233-49

In application of article L. 1233-69 of this code, the skills operators finance 20% of the total educational cost of each of the training courses provided for in article L. 1233-65, with the exception…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions applicable to overseas departments and regions.

Article R732-4

The provisions of articles R. 722-7, R. 722-10, R. 722-18 to R. 722-20 and R. 724-1 to R. 724-21 are applicable to the elected judges of the mixed commercial courts.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Electorate and eligibility.

Article L2314-20

In temporary employment undertakings, the seniority conditions are, for temporary employees, three months to be eligible to vote and six months to be eligible to stand for election. These conditions a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Transfer of the business.

Article R642-20

In the case provided for in the third paragraph of article L. 642-12, the assignee must inform the liquidator in advance of any planned disposal of an asset. He must also inform the court if the dispo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties of dental surgeons.

Article R4127-204

Dental surgeons must under no circumstances practise their profession in conditions likely to compromise the quality of the care and procedures provided or the safety of patients. In particular, he mu…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Information mentioned in the contract

Article L312-29

…information sheet referred to in article L. 312-12 and the credit agreement offer that the borrower may take out equivalent insurance with the insurer of their choice. If the insurance is optional, th…

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