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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Authorisation for bodies without a public accountant to allocate and pay expenditure relating to the remuneration of vocational training trainees

Article D1611-28

The organisation files an application for authorisation with the prefect, indicating: - the legal status of the organisation; - the identity of its managers or directors responsible; - the technical a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Specific supervision of credit institutions

Article R613-37

Where an institution carrying on business in another Member State of the European Union or in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, in accordance with Articles L. 511-27…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Reimbursement of disability-related expenses

Article R4135-22

Reimbursement of specific travel, accompaniment and technical assistance expenses may be obtained by regional elected representatives with disabilities mentioned in the second paragraph of article L.…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Single sub-section: Conditions for holding office as a member of the trade union council.

Article R5212-1

The maximum allowances voted, pursuant to article

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sole sub-section: Conditions for holding office as a member of the council of a communauté de communes.

Article R5214-1

The maximum allowances voted, pursuant to article

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Catering and rest

Article R4228-23

In establishments with fewer than fifty employees, the employer shall provide them with a place to eat in good health and safety conditions. The number of employees and the fact that the threshold of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Persons acting as interns

Article R6153-42

The following may be appointed as interns: 1° Doctors or pharmacists who hold a doctor of medicine or pharmacy diploma allowing them to practise in the country in which they obtained their diploma or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART FOUR

Article Annexe 41-2

AID GRANTED TO STUDENTS AND PUPILS IN THE FORM OF STUDY GRANTS MENTIONED IN THE LAST PARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE D. 4383-1 1. Minimum rates for study grants SCHOLARSHIP LEVELS MINIMUM ANNUAL RATES (in euros)…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L311-5

…ce de la vie publique a declaration of interests as provided for in III of the Article 4 of the loi n° 2013-907 du 11 octobre 2013 relative à la transparence de la vie publique. The commission's rules…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
8°: Financial products benefiting international organisations, foreign sovereign States, their central banks or financial institutions

Article 131 sexies

…ticle 125 A.These investments must not constitute a direct investment within the meaning of the loi n° 66-1008 du 28 décembre 1966 modified law relating to financial relations with foreign countries a…

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