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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Guarantees granted in the exercise of the mandate

Article R2123-7

…concerned, in accordance with the provisions of article L. 3123-6 of the Labour Code (1), and the legal weekly working time defined in Article R. 2123-9 of this code. In the case of a civil servant go…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article R621-37-5

…sed refuses or fails to make a decision within the time limit set in article R. 621-37-2; 2° If no agreement is reached within the time limits set out in article R. 621-37-3 and the second paragraph o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single chapter: The Autorité des marchés financiers

Article R621-20

The Accounting Officer shall suspend the payment of expenditure if, in the course of his checks, he finds irregularities or if the certifications issued by the Chairman are inaccurate. He shall inform…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Gender equality in the workplace

Article R2242-6

In setting the rate of the penalty, account is taken of the reasons for the employer's failure to comply, the measures taken by the company with regard to gender equality in the workplace and the empl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nomination, election and status of members

Article D2372-8

In order to allocate the seats of the special negotiating body between the colleges in accordance with article L. 2372-3 insofar as it refers to the provisions of the third paragraph of article L. 235…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation of committees

Article R2522-21

When an agreement is reached before a conciliation commission, the chairman draws up and notifies the parties of the minutes. The minutes are sent within twenty-four hours to the Minister responsible…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Designation procedures and arrangements

Article D1413-50

…1° New national centres of reference may be added to the list mentioned in Article D. 1413-49 during their term of office, following the opinion of the Committee of National Centres of Reference and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Staff.

Article R2324-33

I.- Managers of reception establishments and services must ensure, in accordance with the conditions set out in article 776 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, that the people they recruit to carry out…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Approval procedures for bodies carrying out inspections

Article R3115-45

…al activity report from the approved person or body referred to in article R. 3115-43, or the sending of an incomplete annual report within seven days of 1st March of the following calendar year, will…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: General organisation of markets of national interest

Article R761-22

Authorisation to set up on the market of national interest is given by its manager. It is preceded by appropriate publicity. It may be: 1° Either an authorisation to occupy exclusively a developed sit…

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