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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VII: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE FRENCH AUSTRALIAN AND ANTARCTIC TERRITORIES

Article L837-3

…s libertés, sets out the terms and conditions for the application of the third paragraph of article L. 821-6. It shall specify how long the data is to be kept and the conditions for updating the infor…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Rates for local tax on outdoor advertising

Article L2333-12

At the end of the transitional period provided for in C of article L. 2333-16, the maximum rates and the rates applied are increased each year in a proportion equal to the growth rate of the consumer…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L2421-13

…visions or any contractual stipulations, the extinction of the rights of use referred to in article L. 2421-1 puts an end, without prejudice to any rights to compensation of the interested parties, to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Social action

Article L3214-2

…departmental council, unless it has delegated its competence to the president, pursuant to article L. 3211-2, awards and withdraws grants maintained from departmental funds, on the reasoned advice of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Coordination of supervision of relations between regulated professions and their clients

Article L612-48

…Under their joint authority, he is responsible for implementing the missions mentioned in Article L. 612-47.II. - The authorities shall make available to the coordinator and to persons working in th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Definitions and missions

Article L721-10

…ment periods applied by companies and public bodies in the local authorities referred to in article L. 721-7. It publishes an annual report on trends in payment periods, the factors behind them and th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Definitions and missions

Article L721-13

…nsible for studying issues relating to bank charges in the local authorities referred to in Article L. 721-7. Every six months, it publishes a report on changes in charges and the differences observed…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Reporting professional misconduct to the competent supervisory authorities and protection of whistleblowers

Article L634-3

…tiel et de résolution facts likely to characterise one or more of the breaches mentioned in Article L. 634-1 of this Code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Introduction of profit-sharing.

Article L3312-2

…sion of the employer, in accordance with the procedures set out respectively in I and II of article L. 3312-5, a collective profit-sharing scheme for employees. An employee of an employers' group may…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Changes in the legal status of the company.

Article L3323-8

…iations with a view to concluding a new agreement, using one of the methods provided for in Article L. 3322-6.

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