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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Compulsory powers.

Article L5215-20-1

…eception areas for Travellers and family rental sites defined in 1° to 3° of II of Article 1 of Law no. 2000-614 of 5 July 2000 relating to the reception and housing of Travellers;14° Contribution to…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Personalised pathway and republican integration contract

Article L413-5

…ring the words "passeport talent (famille)" provided for in Articles L. 421-22, L. 421-23 or L. 421-24; 11° A multi-annual residence permit bearing the words "salarié détaché ICT" (ICT seconded employ…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article R811-1

…135-4 ;2° The provisions of Book II in their wording, for their application , resulting from Decree no. 2017-338 of 15 March 2017;3° The provisions of Book III with the exception of Articles R. 326-1…

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In force

Article Annexe 1-3

…Romania:societate pe acţiuni ;societate eu răspundere limitată ;societate în comandita pe acţiuni ;24°For the United Kingdom:the public company limited by shares;the public company limited by guarant…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Health data platform

Article L1462-2

…lication of 6° of Article L. 1462-1.The public interest grouping is not subject toArticle 64 of Law no. 2007-1822 of 24 December 2007 on the finances for 2008.The public interest grouping is subject t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L171-5

…ject to the provisions of Titles I, II and III of this Book. However, the provisions of article L. 124-3 do not prevent the application of the rules concerning the allocation of the insurance indemnit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3122-19

In the areas referred to in article L. 3132-24, either a collective agreement at company or establishment level or, failing that, a collective agreement at branch level, or an agreement concluded at t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions on the valuation of prudential technical provisions

Article R351-9

…discretionary participations are determined in accordance with the procedures laid down in Article 24 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2015/35 of 10 October 2014.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Direct allowances to supplement the new horizontal aid to compensate for reduced activity

Article 919-92

…or the loss of turnover suffered during the months of January to September 2021, pursuant to Decree no. 2020-371 of 30 March 2020 relating to the solidarity fund for businesses particularly affected b…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Financial provisions

Article L2511-38

…allocated for the exercise of the powers provided for in articles L. 2511-11 to L. 2511-21, L. 2511-24, L. 2511-26 and L. 2511-28 to L. 2511-31.The local development grant finances, in particular, exp…

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