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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Building and public works employers.

Article L6331-35

…icles L. 3141-32 and L. 3141-33, relating to the paid leave fund, and articles L. 5424-6 to L. 5424-19, relating to the special arrangements applicable to these companies in the event of bad weather,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Guarantees and indemnities granted to Board members

Article L7124-8

…aximum allowances provided for councillors to the Assembly of French Guiana in the articles L. 7125-19 et L. 7125-20. This allowance varies according to the attendance of members at meetings of the co…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Guarantees and indemnities granted to Board members

Article L7226-8

…the maximum allowances provided for councillors to the Martinique Assembly in the articles L. 7227-19 et L. 7227-20. This allowance varies according to the attendance of members at meetings of the co…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Role of the radiation protection advisor

Article R4451-124

…L. 2312-27. II - Advice given by the radiation protection advisor under 1° of I of Article R. 1333-19 of the Public Health Code may be considered as advice given under 1° of Article R. 4451-123 when…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: General provisions relating to elections to the disciplinary boards of New Caledonia and French Polynesia

Article D4443-22

…required to be a voter, eligible and candidate in application of the provisions of articles D. 4443-19, D. 4443-20 and D. 4443-23.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Machinery

Article R4311-5

…and their trailers covered by the provisions transposing Council Directive 70/156/EEC of 6 February 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor ve…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Commission responsible for applications for authorisation to practise from successful candidates in knowledge verification tests

Article D4111-10

…s sitting on the ordinal qualification commissions instituted byarticle 2 of decree no. 2004-252 of 19 March 2004 relating to the conditions under which doctors of medicine may obtain a specialist qua…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2° bis: Tax credit for expenditure on audiovisual and cinematographic creation, royalties paid to collective management organisations and remuneration paid directly to authors

Article 220 sexies A

…ithin the meaning of the fourth to sixth paragraphs of Article 2 of Law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 relating to the freedom of communication and subject to corporation tax may benefit from a tax…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article R2651-3

…L. 1311-4 of the Public Health Code, Articles L. 184-1, L. 511-11, L. 511-15, L. 511-16 and L. 511-19 to L. 511-21 of the Code de la construction et de l'habitation and to 1° and 2° of article L. 201…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article R2671-3

…L. 1311-4 of the Public Health Code, Articles L. 184-1, L. 511-11, L. 511-15, L. 511-16 and L. 511-19 to L. 511-21 of the Code de la construction et de l'habitation and to 1° and 2° of article L. 201…

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