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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Rural solidarity grant.

Article L2334-22-2

…rogation, the new communes mentioned in article L. 2113-1 created after the promulgation of law no. 2010-1563 of 16 December 2010 on the reform of local authorities, which have 10,000 inhabitants or m…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Placement and support for jobseekers.

Article L5312-7

…ibution from the managing body of the unemployment insurance scheme provided for in Article L. 5422-20 to ensure that the budget is balanced;2° The "Solidarity" section covers expenditure on allowance…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Administrative penalties

Article L6241-2

…not exceed : 1° 500,000 euros for the offences mentioned in 1° bis, 3°, 7°, 8°, 15°, 16°, 18°, 19°, 20° and 23° of Article L. 6241-1; 2° Two million euros for the offences mentioned in 1°, 2°, 4° in t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 3-2-1 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 321-1)

Article Annexe 3-2-1

…am aware of the provisions of Article L. 321-4 of the French Commercial Code, as amended by Law No. 2011-850 of 20 July 2011 on the liberalisation of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction, un…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-12

…approval of the supervisory authority of the related undertaking in accordance with Article R. 351-20, may only be included in the calculation insofar as they have been duly approved by that authorit…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 8: Commission de la coopération intercommunale de la Polynésie française.

Article D5842-6

I. - Article R. 5211-19, with the exception of the second paragraph, a, b and c, Article R. 5211-20, Articles R. 5211-22 to R. 5211-33, Article R. 5211-35, Article R. 5211-36, with the exception of it…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Work permit categories and authorised professional activities

Article R5221-2

…L. 421-20 and…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Transfer of powers.

Article L5215-22

…communes that are members of the community for the competences referred to in I of Article L. 5215-20 that the syndicate exercises, with the exception of the competences whose exercise is organised b…

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

Article L5211-26

…ve accounts of the public establishment being wound up are subject to articles L. 1612-1 to L. 1612-20. If the administrative account has not been adopted by 30 June of the year following the year in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for authorisation

Article A752-3

…e R. 752-44-1, to be attached to the certificate of conformity. 2° The provisions of article R. 752-20 of the French Commercial Code, on the period of validity of commercial development authorisations…

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