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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Budgets and accounts

Article L4425-1

…cutive Council by its president, who forwards it to the president of the Assembly of Corsica before 15 February.A decree sets the conditions for application of this article.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Designation of tax officials responsible for carrying out certain judicial police duties

Article A36-10-1

For the application of Article R. 15-33-29-7 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the list of candidates admitted to take the technical examination to qualify for the duties of tax service agent respons…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Use of the account for part-time work

Article D4163-28

…send by any means to the local management body mentioned in the second paragraph of article R. 4163-15 a copy of the amendment to the employment contract as well as the information required for the re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: General provisions relating to elections to the disciplinary boards of New Caledonia and French Polynesia

Article D4443-22

…ber of full and alternate members to be elected;3° The voting procedures set out in article D. 4443-15 ;4° The rules relating to the term of office of the members of the Disciplinary Board, as set out…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Assistant pharmacists in pharmaceutical establishments.

Article R5124-39

For each establishment dependent on companies or organisations mentioned in 4° to 15° of article R. 5124-2, the number of assistant pharmacists who assist and replace the pharmacist in charge or the d…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Provisions specific to sociétés en commandite par actions (partnerships limited by shares)

Article R22-10-40

…ond paragraph of IV of Article L. 22-10-76, the procedural conditions under which these derogations may be applied and the elements of the policy from which derogations may be made. II. II -The remune…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Advisory service

Article L313-13

…explanations and warnings mentioned in articles L. 313-11 and L. 313-12, the lender or intermediary may provide the borrower with advice on the credit agreements defined in Article L. 313-1. The advis…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Electoral colleges.

Article L2314-13

…ntatives until the results of the ballot are announced.The decision of the administrative authority may be appealed to a court of law, to the exclusion of any other administrative or contentious appea…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Suspension and prohibition of enforcement proceedings and assignment of remuneration

Article L722-5

…management of assets; they also entail a prohibition on taking any guarantee or security.The debtor may, however, apply to the protection litigation judge for authorisation to perform one of the acts…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Payments into the time savings account

Article L3343-1

If the agreement establishing a time savings account so provides, the employee may pay into this account all or part of the bonuses allocated to him under a profit-sharing agreement, as well as, at th…

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