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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training.

Article L4135-14

The provisions of this section only apply if the body providing the training has been approved by the Minister responsible for local and regional authorities under the conditions set out in article L.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Obligations to insure and declare remuneration.

Article L5422-14

Employers subject to compulsory insurance declare the remuneration used to calculate the contributions mentioned in 1° and 2° of article L. 5422-9.These contributions are due from the date of recruitm…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Transfer and loss of rights

Article L613-16

If the interests of public health so require and in the absence of an amicable agreement with the patent proprietor, the Minister responsible for industrial property may, at the request of the Ministe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Candidate Section

Article L1441-14

The management section of the employees' college, with the exception of those who have a specific delegation of authority, is responsible for the persons in the categories mentioned in 1°, 2°, 3° and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3121-14

An agreement or an extended branch agreement may institute a working time equivalent to the legal working time for the professions and jobs mentioned in article L. 3121-13. This agreement determines t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions.

Article L6355-14

Any public-sector training provider who fails to keep a separate account for its continuing vocational training and apprenticeship activities, in breach of the provisions of article L. 6352-10, is lia…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3

Article L713-14

The electoral rolls are drawn up under conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat by a commission chaired by the judge responsible for supervising the trade and companies register and are su…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article L225-144

Shares subscribed for in cash must be paid up, at the time of subscription, to the extent of at least one quarter of their nominal value and, where applicable, the full amount of the issue premium. Th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Household and other waste

Article L2224-14

The local authorities referred to in article L. 2224-13 ensure the collection and treatment of other waste defined by decree, which they can, in view of their characteristics and the quantities produc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Funeral operations

Article L2564-14

For the application in Mayotte of the second paragraph of Article L. 2223-28, after the words: "under the supervision of the mayor", the following words are added: "provided that funeral operations ca…

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