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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Expenditure chargeable to the balance of the apprenticeship tax

Article L6241-5

…lect the balance of the apprenticeship tax in respect of the expenditure mentioned in 1° of Article L. 6241-4:1° Public secondary schools ;2° Private secondary education establishments managed by non-…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Special financing arrangements

Article L4332-9

…hdrawals are made monthly, from the date of notification, from the twelfths provided for in article L. 4331-2-1 of this code. The local authorities eligible for the levy are defined on the basis of a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Financial penalties imposed by the Regional Health Agency

Article L5472-2

I. - In the event of a breach of the provisions of 9° of Article L. 5424-4, the Director General of the regional health agency with territorial jurisdiction may, after giving formal notice, except in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Principles.

Article L2141-5-1

…etting out guaranteed changes in the remuneration of the employees mentioned in 1° to 7° of article L. 2411-1 and in articles L. 2142-1-1 and L. 2411-2 at least as favourable as those mentioned in thi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: The mayor and deputy mayors

Article L2573-6

…able, subject to the adaptations provided for in II to VI. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 2122-1 and L. 2122-2 law no. 96-142 of 21 February 1996 L. 2122-2-1 law no. 2002-276 of 27 Februa…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial instruments

Article L744-1

…dicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicableIn the wording resulting fromL. 211-1 Ordinance no. 2016-520 of 28 April 2016 L. 211-2 Order no. 2017-1432 of 4 October 2017 L. 2…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Expenditure

Article L3664-1

…Hôtel de la Métropole;2° Expenditure relating to the functional allowances provided for in articles L. 3632-1 à L. 3632-4 and to the training costs of the elected representatives referred to in articl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Overall operating grant

Article L2113-22

…eligible for communal equalisation grants under the conditions of ordinary law, subject to Article L. 2334-22-2.New communes that have benefited from the provisions of the second paragraph of this ar…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions common to the various commercial companies.

Article L239-1

…hin the meaning of the provisions of Article 1709 of the Civil Code, for the benefit of an individual. Share leases may only relate to registered securities that cannot be traded on a regulated market…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Written agreements

Article L441-4

I.-This article applies to the agreement mentioned in I of article L. 441-3 when it relates to mass-market products defined as non-durable products that are consumed frequently and repeatedly. The lis…

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