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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Criminal provisions

Article L744-13

I.-Subject to the adaptations in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the r…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Inter-company occupational health and safety committee.

Article L4524-1

Within the perimeter of a technological risk prevention plan set up in application of article L. 515-15 of the Environment Code, an inter-company occupational health and safety committee is set up by…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The National Enforcement Committee

Article L561-41

I. - The Commission Nationale des Sanctions (National Enforcement Committee) receives reports or procedures drawn up following inspections carried out by the administrative authorities referred to in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Equity securities

Article L213-32

Joint stock companies belonging to the public sector, cooperative limited companies, coordination companies within the meaning of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: The mayor and deputy mayors

Article L2122-15

…bsence of such acceptance, one month after a new dispatch of the resignation recorded by registered letter. The mayor and deputy mayors continue in office until their successors are installed, subject…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L773-5

I.- Subject to the provisions of II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand co…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Grants and other revenue allocated by the Local Finance Committee

Article L2334-24

The proceeds of police fines relating to road traffic intended for local authorities referred to in b of 2° of B of I of Article 49 of Law no. 2005-1719 of 30 December 2005 on finances for 2006 are di…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Implementation within a group of undertakings

Article L3344-1

Incentives, profit-sharing or a company savings plan may be set up within a group made up of companies that are legally independent but have established financial and economic links between them. Howe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information requirements

Article L561-18

The declaration referred to in Article L. 561-15 is confidential. Subject to the provisions ofArticle 19 of the aforementionedAct 78-17 of 6 January 1978, it is prohibited, on pain of the penalties pr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Member of the staff delegation of the social and economic committee and local representative

Article L2421-4

The procedure provided for in this sub-section also applies to an employee holding one of the following mandates:1° Member of the special negotiating body and member of the European Works Council ;2°…

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