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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Name and territory of the municipality.

Article D2573-4

The articles D. 2113-1 to D. 2113-12 and R. 2113-16 to R. 2113-22 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-section 1: Centres d'animation, de ressources et d'information sur la formation-observatoires régionaux de l'emploi et de la formation (regional employment and training coordination, resource and information centres)

Article D6123-1-2

…on sur la formation-observatoire régional de l'emploi et de la formation sends its annual programme and report on its activities to the Prefect of the region, the President of the Regional Council, th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Network of regional employment and training resource and information centres (Centres d'animation, de ressources et d'information sur la formation-observatoires régionaux de l'emploi et de la formation)

Article D6123-2-1

I.-The strategic orientations of the network of centres for animation, resources and information on training-regional employment and training observatories are set out in a three-year framework agreem…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operating conditions common to clinical and biological activities involving medically assisted procreation

Article R2142-21-1

The traceability of gametes for donation and embryos intended for reception is ensured by the use of the unique European donation code, the structure and allocation procedures for which are defined in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Health, safety and working conditions committee

Article R1233-25-2

The provisions of articles R. 1233-8 and R. 1233-9 are applicable to the term of office of staff representatives on the committee responsible for health, safety and working conditions.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions relating to the creation process

Article D331-41

…ench-speaking country" means any member state of the Organisation internationale de la francophonie and Algeria; 3° "European country" means a Member State of the European Union, a State party to the…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions relating to the creation process

Article D331-40

…s set out in this paragraph, each made up of a "Dramatic content" group, a "Nationality of creators and creative collaborators" group and a "Creative infrastructure" group.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Consultation deadlines

Article R2312-6

I.-For the consultations mentioned in article R. 2312-5, in the absence of an agreement, the social and economic committee is deemed to have been consulted and to have given a negative opinion on expi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Consultation deadlines

Article R2312-5

…for which the law has not set a specific time limit, the time limit for consultation of the social and economic committee runs from the date on which the employer provides the information required by…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Filings appended to the register

Article A123-63

A model certificate for the issue of information, given by the natural person registering, to his spouse with joint property on the consequences of debts contracted in the exercise of his profession o…

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