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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Classified tourist resorts.

Article L133-16

Article L. 2123-22 of the Code général des collectivités territoriales sets out the rules governing increases in local elected representatives' allowances voted by the municipal councils of classified…

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

Article L2123-16

…the Minister responsible for local and regional authorities under the conditions set out in article L. 1221-3.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Reporting of positions

Article L420-16

…of persons mentioned in IV for the different commodity derivatives, the units mentioned in Article L. 229-7 of the Environmental Code or the financial contracts whose underlying assets are the latter…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Employee savings schemes

Article L2241-16

The organisations bound by a branch agreement or, failing that, by professional agreements, meet once every five years to start negotiations on setting up one or more inter-company savings plans or co…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Substitute team.

Article L3132-16

In industries or industrial undertakings, a company or establishment agreement or, failing that, an extended collective labour agreement may stipulate that operational staff work in two groups, one of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Water and sanitation

Article L2564-16

For the application to Mayotte of the third paragraph of Article L. 2224-7-1, the reference to 2013 is replaced by the reference to 2015.

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

Article L7125-16

…the Minister responsible for local and regional authorities under the conditions set out in article L. 1221-3.

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

Article L7227-16

…the Minister responsible for local and regional authorities under the conditions set out in article L. 1221-3.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Identification of accounts

Article L721-16

The tasks of the Institut d'émission des départements d'outre-mer (IEDOM) in respect of the overseas accounts file and the personal loan repayment incident file are carried out under conditions laid d…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Composition and management of the plan.

Article L3332-16

…well as shares in a company in the same group within the meaning of the second paragraph of article L. 3344-1, as part of a repurchase operation reserved for employees. The sums or securities entered…

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