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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Rights and obligations of professionals

Article R444-16

With the exception of those due in respect of a court order, fees received pursuant to the third paragraph of article L. 444-1 are freely fixed between the professional and the client, in accordance w…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Fees charged by judicial auctioneers

Article A444-1

The services listed in Table 1 of Article Annexe 4-7 give rise to the collection of fees set in accordance with the respective provisions of sub-sections 1 and 2 of this section.Discounts on proportio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Revenue

Article LO6264-1

The local authority's revenue from the operating section consists of that mentioned in articles L. 2331-1, L. 2331-2, L. 3332-1, L. 3332-2 and L. 4331-2 as well as those created by the local authority…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Revenue

Article LO6364-1

The local authority's revenue from the operating section consists of that mentioned in articles L. 2331-1, L. 2331-2, L. 3332-1, L. 3332-2 and L. 4331-2 as well as those created by the local authority…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single section: Notification, publication and filing

Article D2231-4

Group, company, establishment and inter-company agreements, as well as the documents accompanying the filing as provided for in articles D. 2231-6 and D. 2231-7, are filed on the Ministry of Labour's…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 12: Appeals against orders of the investigating judge or the liberty and custody judge

Article D40-3

For the application of Articles 186 and 186-1, and for all transfers of files to the court of appeal, the copy of the information file provided for by Article 81 which must be sent to the public prose…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Employees not working the same collective timetable

Article D3171-9

The provisions of article D. 3171-8 do not apply: 1° To employees covered by collective labour agreements or agreements providing for fixed working hours where these agreements or agreements lay down…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Helping employers manage health and safety at work

Article L4644-1

I.-The employer shall appoint one or more competent employees to deal with the company's occupational risk protection and prevention activities. The employee(s) thus designated by the employer shall r…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Book IV: PROVISIONS RELATING TO OVERSEAS DEPARTMENTS

Article L1400-1

Pursuant to Article 73 of the Constitution, the provisions of this Code apply ipso jure in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Reunion and Mayotte, subject to the provisions of the title devoted to…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Liability insurance.

Article R*124-4

The ceiling applicable to cover triggered during the subsequent period referred to in the fourth and fifth paragraphs of article L. 124-5 is the same for the entire period, without prejudice to the ot…

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