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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Abolition of communes

Article L2114-2

A commission comprising the mayors of the suppressed commune and of the attached commune or communes makes proposals on the distribution of all the rights and obligations of the suppressed communes an…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Penalties.

Article L211-27

Fixed fines, compound fines and fines imposed for breach of the insurance obligation provided for in article L. 211-1, including fines which a pardon would have replaced imprisonment, are subject to a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Shareholders' meetings

Article L22-10-43-1

This article applies to companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market established or operating in a Member State of the European Union. An electronic confirmation of receipt of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application.

Article L2311-2

A social and economic committee is set up in companies with at least eleven employees.It is only compulsory to set up such a committee if there are at least eleven employees for twelve consecutive mon…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 7: Functioning of the elected representatives' groups.

Article LO6431-28

When the local authority publishes, in any form whatsoever, a general information bulletin on the achievements and management of the territorial council, a space is reserved for the expression of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 7: Functioning of the elected representatives' groups.

Article LO6431-27

The operation of the groups of elected representatives on the Territorial Council may be the subject of deliberations without the decisions relating to the allowance system for elected representatives…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Expenses

Article L4425-29

The compulsory expenditure of the Corsican collectivity includes:1° Expenditure relating to the operation of the bodies of the Corsican collectivity and the upkeep of its administrative buildings;2° F…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Tasks of apprentice training centres

Article L6231-2

The training centres providing the courses referred to in 4° of article L. 6313-1 have the following mission: 1° To support people, including those with disabilities, wishing to follow or change direc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L2411-2

The property and rights of the section are managed by the town council and the mayor. When it is formed pursuant to Article L. 2411-3, the syndicate commission and its chairman exercise the management…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: Special provisions relating to general insurance in the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle

Article L191-2

The risk is deemed to be situated in the said departments:1° If the property is located in these départements, where the insurance relates either to buildings or to buildings and their contents;2° Whe…

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