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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Powers of the regions

Article L6121-2-1

As part of the regional public vocational training service defined in article L. 6121-2 and subject to the powers of the département, the region may finance vocational integration and training initiat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval procedure

Article R1114-9

National approval may be granted by the Minister for Health to associations which have either at least 5,000 individually paid-up members, or individually paid-up members spread over at least four reg…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions adapting Book IV.

Article L924-3

The last paragraph of I of article L. 443-1 is replaced by four paragraphs worded as follows: "The investigating judge or the court hearing the case may order the cessation of advertising carried out…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Information.

Article LO6221-22

At least twelve clear days before the meeting of the Territorial Council, the President shall send the Territorial Councillors and the members of the Economic, Social, Cultural and Environmental Counc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Control of legality

Article LO6242-2

Without prejudice to the direct recourse available to it, if a natural or legal person is injured by an act mentioned in articles LO 6241-2 and LO 6241-3, it may, within two months of the date on whic…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Control of legality

Article LO6452-2

Without prejudice to the direct recourse available to it, a natural or legal person injured by an act mentioned in articles LO 6451-2 and LO 6451-4 may, within two months of the date on which the act…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Allowances for holders of mandates at the Assembly of French Guyana

Article L7125-19

The maximum allowances voted by the Assembly of French Guiana for the actual performance of the duties of councillor to the Assembly of French Guiana are determined by applying to the reference term m…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article L72-101-5

The appropriations are voted by chapter and, if the Assembly of Martinique so decides, by article.In these two cases, the Assembly of Martinique may, however, specify that certain appropriations are s…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VI: Issuance of Bulletin No. 3 of the Criminal Record

Article R82

The bulletin no. 3 may only be requested from the automated national criminal records department by the person concerned, or their legal representative in the case of a minor or an adult under guardia…

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

Article R2223-6

…for the construction of the ossuary referred to in the first paragraph of article L. 2223-4, the remains may be transferred by decision of the mayor to the ossuary of another cemetery belonging to th…

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