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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to elected representatives who are public servants

Article R7227-24

Any refusal by the hierarchical authority must be justified and notified to the person concerned.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to elected representatives who are public servants

Article R7227-22

Any councillor to the assembly or any executive councillor, governed by Titles I to IV of the general statute of the civil service must, when they wish to benefit from the training leave provided for…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to elected representatives who are public servants

Article R7227-25

The provisions of articles R. 7227-22 to R. 7227-24 are applicable to contract employees of the State, local authorities and their public establishments.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Communication of information between temporary employment agencies and user undertakings

Article R4625-20

The occupational health physician of the user undertaking and the occupational health physician of the temporary employment undertaking shall exchange the information necessary for the performance of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Geolocation

Article 230-35

In an emergency resulting from an imminent risk of evidence being destroyed or serious harm to persons or property, the operations mentioned in Article 230-32 may be set up or prescribed by a judicial…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Training for those involved in collective bargaining

Article R2212-2

I. - The Institut National du Travail, de l'Emploi et de la Formation Professionnelle (National Institute for Work, Employment and Vocational Training) will draw up general specifications to be met by…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single subsection: Public policy.

Article L3141-24

I.-The annual leave provided for in article L. 3141-3 gives entitlement to an allowance equal to one tenth of the total gross remuneration received by the employee during the reference period. To dete…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Governance system

Article R354-2

I.-The risk management system referred to in Article L. 354-2 comprises the strategies, processes and information procedures needed to identify, measure, monitor, manage and report, on an ongoing basi…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Fees levied on the issue, renewal and supply of duplicates of residence permits and travel documents for foreign minors

Article L436-2

The provision of duplicates gives rise to the collection of a fee of the same amount as that applicable when renewing the residence permit for the same reason.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The form of declarations and filings and their processing by the keeper of the National Register of Companies

Article R123-293

The keeper of the national register shall enter the information and attach the documents filed within one clear working day of receipt of the declaration or, for information and documents subject to v…

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