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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Distribution and transmission of electricity (R).

Article R2333-111

The decrees in the Council of State provided for in Article L. 2333-84 are issued after consulting the Conseil supérieur de l'énergie.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Gas distribution and transport (R).

Article R2333-119

The decrees in the Council of State provided for in Article L. 2333-84 are issued after consulting the Conseil supérieur de l'énergie.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Implementing provisions

Article R4311-13

In cases other than those mentioned in article R. 4311-12, a decree may make standards mandatory.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Control of biological limit values.

Article R4724-15

Analyses to check compliance with the biological limit values set by decree are carried out by a body accredited in this field.

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

Article D950-1-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in the following chapters, the following provisions of the Code shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands:1° The provisions of Book I mentioned in the left-h…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Overseas departments

Article 1649

A decree in the Council of State sets the date and conditions under which the provisions relating to property tax on built-up properties, property tax on non-built-up properties and council tax on sec…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Pay slip.

Article L3243-2

When wages are paid, the employer provides the persons mentioned in article L. 3243-1 with a supporting document known as a pay slip. The employer may not require any formality of signature or endorse…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: General provisions.

Article L410-2

Unless otherwise provided by law, the prices of goods, products and services covered prior to 1 January 1987 by Ordinance no. 45-1483 of 30 June 1945 are freely determined by competition.However, in s…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Wines and ciders

Article 434

It is forbidden to manufacture, dispatch, sell, offer for sale or hold with a view to sale, under the name of wine, cider, perry or mead, products that do not meet the definition given, for wine, by C…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Allowance for self-employed workers

Article L5424-27

The measures for applying this section, in particular the conditions of resources, previous length of activity and previous income from activity as well as the criteria for assessing and certifying th…

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