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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Apprenticeships and continuing vocational training for adults (R).

Article R4332-1

…according to the structure and level of qualification of the working population in each region; 2° 20% according to the capacity of the existing training system in each region.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4 : Participation of medical transport companies in the on-call service for urgent medical transport

Article R6312-21

…representative departmental emergency medical transport association referred to in article R. 6312-20 and after obtaining the opinion of the medical transport sub-committee, the Director General of t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Obligations applicable to instruments reserved for small-value payments

Article L314-16

…tion is executed using an instrument referred to in Article L. 133-28, the payment service provider may provide the payer, on paper or on another durable medium, only with information on the main feat…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 2: Transfers between supplementary occupational pension funds

Article L384-4

…terms of the planned transaction one month before it is finalised. During this period, the Autorité may oppose the transaction if it considers that it is not in the interests of policyholders or credi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Special rules for certain categories of intermediaries

Article L513-7

…bject to the penalties set out in Articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the French Penal Code. This secrecy may not be invoked against the body that keeps the register referred to in I of Article L. 512-1 of…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Procedure for calculating the amount of the advance

Article R2191-7

…mate closed financial year exceeds €60 million.Local authorities, their public bodies and groupings may make payment of the advance conditional on the provision of a first demand guarantee. This guara…

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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

…are of different genders to the president.A minimum of one vice-president is elected from among the mayors representing the municipalities and public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: External control

Article L518-15-2

…ties carried out by Caisse des dépôts et consignations, including those mentioned in Article L. 312-20 of this Code, Article L. 132-27-2 of the Insurance Code and Article L. 223-25-4 of the Mutual Cod…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 1693 quater

…nsider that payment of an advance would result in the amount of tax definitively due being exceeded may postpone payment of the advance or reduce the amount. When a taxpayer makes use of the option pr…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Classification committee reports and opinions

Article R211-6

…of them proposes the warning provided for in…

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