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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Terms and conditions of office

Article L7125-13

Independent of the leave of absence and time credit provided for in articles L. 7125-1 et L. 7125-2, councillors to the Assembly of French Guyana who are employees are entitled to training leave. This…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article R18

When the investigating judge applies the measures provided for in 12° of Article 138 (paragraph 2), notice shall be given, where appropriate, either to the employer or the hierarchical authority to wh…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Implementation of the apprenticeship programme

Article R1161-24

…ontract between the operator and the said company for the implementation of the learning programme; 2° The healthcare professionals in charge of the learning programme and its implementation do not ca…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Provisions specific to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

Article L912-1-1

The words: "la loi n° 2005-882 du 2 août 2005 en faveur des petites et moyennes entreprises" and the words: "la loi n° 2005-882 du 2 août 2005 précitée" appearing in the third and fourth paragraphs of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : State financial aid

Article D3334-8-1

…lation taken into account is the total population authenticated at the end of the population census.2° In the overseas departments:- all communes that are not on the list defined in Annex VIII of this…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Exposure to asbestos in buildings.

Article R1337-3-1

Failure by the owners mentioned in article R. 1334-16 to comply with any of the obligations defined in articles R. 1334-27 to R. 1334-29, article R. 1334-29-2, the first and second paragraphs of artic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Payments.

Article D3332-8-1

The employer's unilateral payment for the acquisition of shares or investment certificates issued by the company benefits all members who satisfy the seniority conditions, if any, set out in the plan…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 16: Work involving animals

Article D4153-37

It is forbidden to assign young people to : 1° Slaughtering, euthanising or rendering animals; 2° Work in contact with ferocious or venomous animals.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to all financing bodies

Article R214-218

…transferring insurance risks; e) Guarantees; f) Collateral; g) Or risk or cash sub-participations; 2° For specialised financing institutions: a) financial instruments; b) receivables, whether governe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article D752-6

Article D. 313-1-A is applicable in New Caledonia in the version resulting from Decree no. 2014-1115 of 2 October 2014.

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