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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Mutual insurance companies with a board of directors and general management

Article R322-53-1

I. - The Board of Directors determines the direction of the company's business and oversees its implementation. Subject to the powers expressly attributed to the General Meeting and within the limits…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Youth employment contract

Article D5131-23

1° The amount above which the resources mentioned in article R. 5131-22 can no longer be fully combined with the flat-rate amount of the allowance mentioned in article L. 5131-6 is set at €300 ; 2° Th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Rules of good conduct.

Article R341-16

…information on the total price due, including all related commissions, charges and expenses and all taxes paid by the direct seller. The direct seller will also provide information on the existence of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Fees for the removal of waste, refuse and residues, fees for the removal of household refuse from campsites and special fees

Article L2573-46

…For the application of the sixth and ninth paragraphs of Article L. 2333-76, the words: "or the tax provided for in Article 1520 of the General Tax Code" are deleted. III. - For the application of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article L5211-21-1

The public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status which exercise the competence of tourism or the public establishments mentioned in articles L. 5211-21 et L. 5722-6 c…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Direct production allowances for parity between women and men

Article 211-82

The amount of the direct allocation is equal to 15% of the amount invested.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Merger

Article R236-10

The contribution auditors verify in particular that the amount of the net assets contributed by the absorbed companies is at least equal to the amount of the increase in the capital of the absorbing c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Reimbursement of unemployment benefit

Article R1235-12

The court will rule on the objection regardless of the amount of benefits claimed. The court's judgment replaces the order for payment. If the amount of the claim exceeds the amount for which the cour…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Advances.

Article R2337-3

The total amount of advances granted may not exceed the following maximum: - for municipalities: 25% of the amount of revenue entered in their operating budget; - for municipal public establishments:…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Drinks advertising.

Article L3323-2

…ur of alcoholic beverages, the manufacture and sale of which are not prohibited, are authorised exclusively: 1° In the written press, excluding publications aimed at young people, as defined in the fi…

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