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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L2411-18

…of a commune may withdraw from a union of sections under the conditions set out in Article L. 5211-19 for the withdrawal of a commune from a syndicate of communes.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article L950-1-1

I.-Articles L. 141-13 to L. 141-17, L. 141-19, L. 141-20, L. 143-7 and L. 143-11 are applicable in their wording resulting from Law no. 2015-990 of 6 August 2015 for growth, activity and equal economi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIIa: The national platform for judicial interception

Article R40-53

…t des libertés pursuant to the provisions and in accordance with the procedures set out in articles 19 and 108 de la loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux liber…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: System of remuneration for members of the deliberative assemblies of joint associations exclusively involving local authorities and groups of local authorities

Article R5723-1

…rom 500 to 999 3.35 1,34 From 1,000 to 3,499 6.10 2.33 From 3,500 to 9,999 8,47 3.39 From 10,000 to 19,999 10.83 4,33 From 20,000 to 49,999 12.80 5.12 From 50,000 to 99,999 14,77 5.91 From 100,000 to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sole sub-section: Conditions for holding office as a member of the committee of the syndicat d'agglomération nouvelle.

Article R5332-1

The maximum allowances voted, pursuant to article

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Financial assistance

Article R5213-78

…de services et de paiement with the payment and monitoring of the aids mentioned in article L. 5213-19 of the Code du travail under the following conditions: a) The aid is granted, within the limits o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Director or deputy director of a national reference centre for communicable diseases

Article R6213-5

…f the committee referred to in article L. 6213-12, in its formation provided for in article R. 6213-19, individually authorise the persons referred to in 3° of article L. 6213-2, who do not meet the c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article R930-1

…xception of articles R. 121-3, R. 121-4, R. 122-1 to R. 122-17, R. 123-171-1, R. 123-209 to R. 123-219, D. 123-235, D. 123-236, R. 127-1 to R. 134-17, R. 143-23, R. 145-9 to D. 145-19, R. 145-22 to D.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Prohibitions

Article L511-6

…ome of their members from their own resources; 1° bis. Associations governed by the law of 1st July 1901 relating to the contract of association or entered in the register of associations in applicati…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial acts

Article A743-9

…ties in connection with a judgment, regardless of the number of references, for two parties 27.88 € 19 Acts referred to in number 18 of this table, per additional part beyond two parts 5.58 € 20 Judge…

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