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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Functional allowances.

Article L2123-24

…formance of the duties of deputy mayor and member of special delegation acting as deputy mayor are determined by applying to the reference term mentioned in article L. 2123-20 the following scale: Pop…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Mutual funding of employee trade unions and professional employers' organisations

Article L2135-10

…ources of the joint fund are made up of : 1° A contribution from the employers mentioned in article L. 2111-1 of the present code, based on the remuneration paid to the employees mentioned in the same…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Monitoring and penalties.

Article L363-5

If, where France is the host Member State, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution considers that the activities of an insurance or reinsurance undertaking could jeopardise its financial…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L811-5

…irtue of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of 14 June 2017 are applicable in Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon and the French Southern and Antarctic Territories, with the exception of paragraph 4 of…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Common provisions

Article L771-12

…overed by article 73 of the Constitution, in Saint-Barthélemy, in Saint-Martin, and in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the Institut d'émission des départements d'outre-mer shall exercise, in liaison with th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article L5524-4

…fic solidarity allowance in Mayotte is increased by decree, with a view to reducing the difference between the rate of the allowance and that applied in mainland France, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Mar…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Retailers' cooperative societies.

Article L124-9

Decisions of the Members' Meeting or the General Meeting are taken by a majority of the votes held by the members present or represented. However, a two-thirds majority of the votes of the members pre…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Enforcement of the vendor's lien and pledge of the business and purging of registered debts.

Article L143-9

…s shall be sold on reiteration of the bids, in accordance with the forms prescribed by the articles L. 143-6 and L. 143-7. The defaulting successful bidder is liable to the seller's creditors and to t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Right of withdrawal applicable to distance and off-premises contracts

Article L221-27

…inates any ancillary contract, at no cost to the consumer other than those provided for in articles L. 221-23 to L. 221-25.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Pre-contractual information for borrowers

Article L312-13

…the creditor shall provide, free of charge, in addition to the information referred to in Article L. 312-12, a copy of the contract offer on paper or any other durable medium. Any additional informa…

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