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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions applicable to certain categories of workers.

Article L5523-2

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Urban solidarity and social cohesion grant.

Article L2334-17

The synthetic index of resources and charges mentioned in article L. 2334-16 for municipalities with 10,000 inhabitants or more is made up of:1° The ratio between the per capita financial potential of…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Pre-contractual information

Article L224-3

…prices at intervals not exceeding one quarter, or dynamic pricing offers as referred to in article L. 332-7 of the Energy Code, the opportunities, costs and risks associated with these types of offer…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Provisions applicable to public employers

Article L1251-60

…Temporary increase in activity; 4° Occasional or seasonal requirements as defined in 3° of article L. 1242-2. When the contract is concluded under 1°, 3° and 4°, the total duration of the assignment…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Market surveillance

Article L4314-1

…urpose, without prejudice to the duties and prerogatives of the control agents mentioned in Article L. 4311-6 of this Code, in accordance with the procedures defined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat. A…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Relations with the statutory auditors

Article L612-44

…ce of their duties. It may ask them to provide the additional report provided for in III of article L. 823-16 of the French Commercial Code.The information thus transmitted is covered by the rule of p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: The Town Council

Article L2573-5

…ble, subject to the adaptations provided for from II to X. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 2121-1 la loi n° 2019-1461 du 27 décembre 2019 L. 2121-2 la loi n° 2013-403 du 17 mai 2013 L. 212…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VII: Administrative injunctions and penalties

Article L470-2

…e IV of this Book as well as failure to comply with the injunctive measures provided for in Article L. 470-1. II. - The administration's action for the sanction of the breaches mentioned in I shall la…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Equalisation allowance.

Article L3334-6

…amounts received the previous year in respect of the compensation allowance provided for in Article L. 3334-7-1 and the flat-rate allowance provided for in Article L. 3334-3, excluding the amounts pre…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors.

Article L822-11-3

…g, or in a person who controls it or is controlled by it, within the meaning of I and II of Article L. 233-3. Without prejudice to the provisions contained in this Book or in Book II, the code of ethi…

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