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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Ordinary powers of investigation

Article R512-33

When the laboratories mentioned in articles R. 512-31 and R. 512-32 are unable to carry out the analyses or tests due to their exceptional specialisation or extreme urgency, the State laboratory respo…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Individual over-indebtedness commissions

Article R712-3

The Prefect and the Departmental Director of Public Finance may each be represented on each committee by a single delegate. If the latter is unable to attend, he may be replaced by one of the two repr…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: National metrology and testing laboratory

Article R823-3

Members of the Board of Directors are entitled to reimbursement of travel and subsistence expenses actually incurred by them in connection with Board meetings under the conditions set out in the décre…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: National Consumer Institute

Article R822-3

…sals for legislative or regulatory amendments proposed by the commission referred to in Article L. 822-4. The opinions of this committee are appended to the report, together with the action taken on t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: National Consumer Council

Article D821-3

The public authorities consult the National Consumer Council, as and when necessary, on the broad outlines of their policies that concern consumers and users and, in particular, during discussions on…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Budget, contributions and loans

Article L3212-3

The departmental council decides on offers made by communes, associations or private individuals to contribute to any expenditure of departmental interest.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
BOOK VI: LYON METROPOLITAN AREA

Article L3651-3

…automatically come under the authority of the Lyon Metropolis, under their own conditions of status and employment. Employees retain, if they have an interest in doing so, the benefit of the compensat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING PROVISIONS

Article L3661-3

…opolitan Council may decide:1° To individualise the appropriations per beneficiary in the budget; or2° To draw up, in a statement attached to the budget, a list of beneficiaries with, for each of them…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Financial provisions

Article L4425-3

…can Executive Council shall present a report on the situation with regard to equality between women and men concerning the operation of the Corsican regional authority, the policies it pursues on its…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Health and safety.

Article L6222-31

For certain vocational training courses listed exhaustively by decree and under the conditions laid down by that decree, the apprentice may carry out all the work that his training may require, under…

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