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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Chairmen and vice-chairmen

Article D1423-72

…ON of industrial tribunals MAXIMUM NUMBER of compensable hours Councils with 40 councillors or less 17 hours per month Councils with more than 40 and less than 60 councillors 26 hours per month Counci…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article R2224-11

…harged into the natural environment, under the conditions set out in articles R. 2224-12 to R. 2224-17 below. An order of the ministers responsible for health and the environment sets the minimum tech…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Use for professional retraining projects

Article D4163-30-5

…orresponding sums to the regional joint inter-professional commissions mentioned in article L. 6323-17-6 are set out in an agreement between the body mentioned in 1° of article R. 4163-1 and France Co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases

Article R3821-13

…the application of Decree no. 2020-610 of 22 May 2020 taken for the application of Article L. 3131-17 of the Public Health Code, subject to the following adaptations:1° References to the département…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 8: The national information system common to the regional joint cross-industry committees

Article R6323-21-7

I.-The common national information system provided for in Article L. 6323-17-2 is implemented by France Compétences, which is responsible for its design, deployment, operation and maintenance. France…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Participation of private healthcare professionals in the work of public health institutions

Article R6146-20

…general medicine who has signed a contract with the establishment as referred to in article R. 6146-17, responsible for coordinating medical activities, organising medical continuity of care and evalu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation of the company.

Article R743-100

…in accordance with the provisions in third paragraph of article 19 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966. This period may be renewed by the Minister of Justice at the request of all the partners, incl…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Withdrawal of residence permits

Article R432-4

Without prejudice to the provisions of articles R. 421-41, R. 422-7, R. 423-2 and R. 426-1, the residence permit may be withdrawn in the following cases: 1° The foreign national, holder of a temporary…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1463 A

…ption is subject to compliance with Articles 13 and 14 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article R834-3

…mployment of foreign labour"; 6° In article R. 822-4, the words: "in application of article L. 8271-17 of the Labour Code" are replaced by the words: "in breach of locally applicable provisions relati…

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