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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions

Article R3173-1

Failure to send the Labour Inspectorate a duplicate of the poster referred to in article L. 3171-1 is punishable by a fourth-class fine. This fine is applied as many times as there are people employed…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: External fire protection

Article R2564-19

For the application of Chapter V "External fire defence" of Title II of Book II of Part Two: 1° The reference to the departmental prefect is replaced by the reference to the prefect of Mayotte; 2° The…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Resource equalisation

Article R2336-11

…ocation accruing to the inter-municipal groupings in Mayotte, calculated in accordance with article R. 2336-7, is distributed between these same inter-municipal groupings on the basis of their populat…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article R824-19

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIc: Provisions applicable to certain breaches of the Highway Code

Article R49-11

Payment of the reduced fixed fine is made in cash, by cheque or, if the ticketing officer has the necessary equipment, by bank card to the ticketing officer. The latter immediately issues the offender…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Provisions relating to the management of the guarantee fund for damage resulting from preventive, diagnostic or therapeutic acts provided by health professionals

Article R427-11

…ion for which it is responsible pursuant to I and II of article L. 426-1, agreements are concluded between the fund and the insurance companies concerned on the one hand, and the office instituted und…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions adapting Book I

Article R971-1

For the application of Section 4 of Chapter III of Title II of Book I, the attributions devolved to the departmental or pluridépartemental mutual agricultural social security funds are exercised by th…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Minimum solvency margin requirement

Article R334-13-2

For the diversification provision referred to in Article R. 343-3, the requirement referred to in Article R. 334-13 is set at 1% of the said provision. For the application of article R. 334-13-1, mana…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 7: Amount of the surcharge and recovery of the unpaid parking charge

Article R2333-120-17-3

…order issued by the Agence nationale de traitement informatisé des infractions are sent to the competent public accountant. They mention the identity and address of the person liable for payment, the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions applicable to non-trading private legal entities with an economic activity.

Article R612-1

…en, at the end of the calendar year or at the close of the financial year, they exceed the figures set out below for two of the three following criteria: 1° Fifty for the number of employees; the empl…

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