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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Publicity and entry into force

Article L6341-5

To the local authority's public service delegation agreements transmitted by application of 4° of Article LO 6341-2 to the State representative within fifteen days of their signature, the president of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Intervention by the administrative authority concerning undertakings subject to the obligation to draw up an employment safeguard plan.

Article L1233-57-3

In the absence of a collective agreement or in the event of an agreement not covering all of the points mentioned in 1° to 5° of article L. 1233-24-2, the administrative authority shall approve the do…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter: Human rights

Article L1110-5

Every person has the right, in the light of his state of health and the urgency of the interventions that this requires, to receive, throughout the territory, the most appropriate treatment and care a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Management of paediatric emergencies

Article D6124-26-5

Non-medical staff assigned to paediatric emergency care have acquired training in the management of paediatric emergencies, either during their studies or through subsequent training.

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Collection of user payments

Article L2232-5

The purchaser may authorise the holder to collect, in his name and on his behalf, payment from the user for services provided under the contract.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4441-5

Disciplinary proceedings against a doctor may only be brought before the disciplinary chamber by one of the following persons or authorities: 1° The Conseil national or the body of the Medical Council…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Employment contract.

Article L7123-5

Any contract of employment concluded between a modelling agency and each of the models it employs shall be drawn up in writing and shall include a precise definition of its purpose.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Specific judicial review of acts of the Territorial Council falling within the scope of the law

Article LO6243-5

Where, in the course of a dispute before a court or tribunal, a party raises a serious plea that an act referred to in Article LO 6251-2 with the Constitution, the organic laws, France's international…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Specific judicial review of acts of the Territorial Council falling within the scope of the law

Article LO6343-5

Where, in the course of a dispute before a court or tribunal, a party raises a serious plea that an act referred to in Article LO 6351-2 with the Constitution, the organic laws, France's international…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Creation

Article L5211-5-1 A

I.-Public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status may be created by sharing an existing community of communes or agglomeration community under the conditions provided…

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