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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Effects of winding-up proceedings of companies whose registered office is located within the territory of a Member State of the European Union other than France.

Article L326-23

The adoption of a reorganisation measure as defined in article L. 323-8 or the opening of winding-up proceedings in a Member State of the European Union other than France in respect of an insurance un…

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

Article L2123-23

…delegations receive a functional allowance set by applying the reference term mentioned in article L. 2123-20 the following scale: Population (inhabitants) Rate (as % of index) Less than 500 25.5 Fro…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-22

Subject to the provisions of article L. 233-23, the consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with the accounting principles and valuation rules of this code, taking into account th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Special housing allowance for primary school teachers

Article L2334-29

…e State representative in the department and up to the unit amount set at national level in article L. 2334-28.From 2003, the allocation paid to the Centre national de la fonction publique territorial…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3142-94-2

…in the military operational reserve or the national police operational reserve mentioned in article L. 3142-89, the employment contract, an agreement between the Minister of Defence or the Minister of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: General provisions.

Article L410-2

…tuation in a given sector. The decree is issued after consultation with the National Consumer Council. It specifies its period of validity, which may not exceed six months.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Allowances for holders of mandates at the Assembly of French Guyana

Article L7125-21

The councillor to the Assembly of French Guiana who holds other electoral mandates or who sits in this capacity on the board of directors of a local public establishment, of the Centre national de la…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 6: Committees and representation on outside bodies

Article L7122-24

The Assembly of French Guyana, when one fifth of its members so request, shall deliberate on the creation of a mission of information and assessment responsible for gathering information on a matter o…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Title III: FINANCIAL AID FOR FILM OPERATIONS

Article 230-1

…article L. 115-1 du code du cinéma et de l'image animée ; 2° Respect the deadline for sending the declaratio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 9: Sociétés anonymes à participation ouvrière.

Article L225-261

…taking into account the time spent by him during this financial year, and the provisions of Article L. 225-269. When a company is set up, from the outset, in the form of a "société anonyme à participa…

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