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Showing 721730 of 30902 articles for Art. Loi Climat 2021-1104 du 22-8-2021

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Social protection

Article L3123-22

Members of the departmental council may set up an annuity pension in the management of which the affiliated elected representatives must participate. The constitution of the annuity pension is half th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Social protection

Article L4135-22

Members of the regional council may set up an annuity pension in the management of which the affiliated elected representatives must participate. The constitution of the annuity pension is half the re…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Operation

Article L4132-22

The Regional Council appoints its members or delegates to sit on outside bodies in the cases and under the conditions laid down by the provisions governing these bodies. The fixing by the aforemention…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Powers of the overseas regions in relation to economic development and regional planning

Article L4433-22

…authorities, the regional economic, social and environmental council and the council for culture, education and the environment.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial provisions

Article L5211-22

Where ski lifts are operated by a public establishment for inter-communal cooperation, the communal tax may be instituted and collected directly by this establishment with the agreement of the commune…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter VII: Review in civil matters

Article 1031-22

When the Court of Reconsideration grants a request for reconsideration of the appellant's appeal, the proceedings continue before the full court.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1136-22

The automated processing of personal data, referred to in II of Article 515-11-1 and known as the "anti-rapprochement bracelet", is governed by Articles R. 631-6 to R. 631-14 of the Prison Code.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Provisions relating to the recognition and monitoring in France of convictions and probation decisions handed down by the competent authorities of other Member States of the European Union

Article 764-22

The sentence enforcement judge is competent to rule on requests for recognition and monitoring of convictions and probation decisions. If the judge deems it necessary to hear the sentenced person, Art…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single chapter: The Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L621-22

…nanciers any information that has come to their attention in the course of the performance of their duties in the situations and under the conditions defined in Article 12(1) of Regulation (EU) No 537…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Approval of professional associations

Article R513-22

The association does not carry out the tasks of a professional trade union within the meaning of Book I of Part Two of the Labour Code and is not representative in this respect, whatever form it takes…

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