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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Guidance and Supervisory Board

Article R514-29

In the absence of the Chairman, the office of Chairman shall be held by the Vice-Chairman or, in the latter's absence, by the most senior member of the Board present and, in the event of equality of s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article R6152-536

The assistant's contract may be suspended in the event of accident or serious illness of the spouse or a child: in this case, the duration of the suspension may not exceed six months, renewable once.

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L3211-2

…ording to which the chairman reports to the departmental council on the exercise of this delegation;19° To authorise the special mandates that the members of the departmental council may be required t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section Va: Annual contribution on rental income

Article 234 nonies

…owners have redeemed the levy on rents, provided for by article 11 of the amending finance law for 1964 (no. 64-1278 of 23 December 1964); 8° buildings belonging to semi-public construction companies…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Public land registry service

Article 881 L

…o undertake in the loan deeds granted under the conditions set out in decree no. 50-899 of 2 August 1950 relating to the allocation of State-guaranteed loans for the construction of residential buildi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Tax base

Article 1388 ter

I. - In the départements of Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte and Réunion and unless otherwise decided by the communes or groupings with their own tax system, under the conditions set out…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-2 (art. A312-3)

…e safety rules and technical provisions applicable to temporary and demountable structures. Exhibit 19 For installations that are less than 10 years old on the date the application is submitted, the c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Tasks and scope of application

Article L612-1

…ode, the Mutual Code, Book III of the Consumer Code, Articles 26-4 to 26-8 of Law 65-557 of 10 July 1965 establishing the status of condominiums, approved codes of conduct and any other legislative or…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Building and public works companies out of work due to bad weather.

Article L5424-18

In the event of a stoppage due to bad weather, employees who cannot be employed by their employer may be placed by their company at the disposal of public authorities to carry out work in the public i…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Effects of the appeal in cassation.

Article 626

In the event of cassation followed by referral of the case to a court, that court shall be designated and shall rule, where appropriate, in accordance with Article L. 431-4 of the Code of Judicial Org…

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