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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Placement and support for jobseekers.

Article L5312-10

…oversees the application of the unemployment insurance agreements provided for in article L. 5422-20, makes rulings in the cases provided for by these agreements in accordance with the examination p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Terms of office for members of the urban community council

Article L5216-4-1

…mmunity councillor are at most equal to 28% of the reference term mentioned in I of article L. 2123-20. In agglomeration communities with a population of between 100,000 and 399,999, these allowances…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Information.

Article LO6221-22

…d by the Economic, Social, Cultural and Environmental Council. Without prejudice to Article LO 6221-20, in urgent cases, the period provided for in the first paragraph of this Article may be shortened…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Allowances for holders of mandates at the Assembly of French Guyana

Article L7125-19

…h they represent the territorial collectivity of French Guyana. This reduction may not be less than 20% of these allowances per unjustified absence from plenary sessions. It may not, in total, exceed…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Judicial police officers

Article R15-17-1

The status of judicial police officer is granted, pursuant to the article 20-1, to those retired national police officers and those retired national gendarmerie military personnel called up to serve i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Guarantor guarantee

Article L752-8

…ight-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 313-50 Act 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 L. 313-50-1 to L. 313-51 Order no. 2015-1024 of 20 August 2015 II.-For…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Guarantor guarantee

Article L753-8

…ight-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 313-50 Act 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 L. 313-50-1 to L. 313-51 Order no. 2015-1024 of 20 August 2015 II.-For…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Health rules applicable to bathing water

Article D1332-26

When the bathing water profile defined in article D. 1332-20 indicates :-a potential risk of proliferation of cyanobacteria, i.e. accumulation of cyanobacteria in the form of blooms, slicks or scum ;o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Obligations arising from the results of location surveys

Article R1334-28

…f conservation of list A materials and products containing asbestos provided for in article R. 1334-20 carried out, within a maximum period of three years from the date of submission of the results of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article R1613-10

…by the same event.An advance may be paid when the operation begins. Its amount may represent up to 20% of the estimated amount of the grant. This amount may be increased to 30% for urgent work necess…

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