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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Acts relating mainly to the family

Article A444-68

Shared donations (numbers 20 and 21 of table 5) give rise to the collection of a fee proportional:

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: The Regional Council

Article L4432-6

The provisions of article L. 3123-16 are applicable to the functions of regional councillor.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: COMMUNE SECTION

Article L2411-5

…constituted and its prerogatives are exercised by the municipal council, subject to article L. 2411-16, when:

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Complaints

Article L4163-18

…e effectiveness or extent of his exposure to the occupational risk factors mentioned in article L. 4163-1, the employee may only submit a claim to the management body relating to the opening of the pr…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: European Union regulations constituting implementing measures for article L. 412-1

Article R412-22

…12 and Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1332/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 as amended on food enzymes; The provisions of paragraph 1 of Article 2, Articles 3…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Organisation of the departmental- metropolitan fire and rescue service

Article L1424-74

…s relating to the adoption of the budget and the administrative account pursuant to the articles L. 1612-1 to L. 1612-20, as well as those referred to in articles L. 1424-26 and L. 1424-76.The maximum…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: EXPENDITURE

Article L2321-2

…emes pursuant to articles L. 2123-27 and L. 2123-28, contributions to the fund set up by article L. 1621-2 as well as the training costs of elected representatives mentioned in article L. 2123-14; 4°…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Specific rules for negotiating unemployment insurance agreements

Article L5424-22

I.-In order to take into account the specific methods used in the film production, audiovisual or entertainment professions, the agreements relating to the unemployment insurance scheme mentioned in a…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Mortgages

Article R313-33

The judicial court hears actions arising from the application of articles L. 313-63 and L. 314-20.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L5842-4

…to the adaptations provided for in II to V. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 5211-6 law no. 2015-366 of 31 March 2015 L. 5211-7 with the exception of I bis Law no. 2018-607 of 13 July 2018…

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