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Showing 48814890 of 47464 articles for Art. 3 May 1995

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Organisation and composition

Article L7124-3

…e rule applies to the appointment of qualified persons.Councillors to the Assembly of French Guyana may not be members of the Council.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 12: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article R641-37

The liquidator may operate the debtor's bank accounts under his signature for a period of six months from the judgment pronouncing the liquidation or, beyond that, for the duration of the continuation…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Disciplinary procedure

Article R612-39

The respondent is summoned to appear before the Enforcement Committee within a period that may not be less than thirty clear days from the date of communication of the report provided for in II of Art…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Exemptions

Article D4154-3

The employer may be authorised, pursuant to the second paragraph of Article L. 4154-1, to employ employees holding a fixed-term employment contract or temporary employees to carry out the work mention…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Departmental investment harmonisation conference (R)

Article D3142-3

Mayors and presidents of groups of communes are elected by proportional representation with the highest average. Voting takes place on complete lists, without the addition or deletion of names, and wi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Inspections and periodic coordination meetings.

Article R4513-3

…by the user company. In the absence of a meeting or inspection, the managers of external companies may, where they consider it necessary for the safety of workers, ask the manager of the user company…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Duties of confraternity.

Article R4235-37

…eplaced, assisted or seconded one of his colleagues for a period of at least six consecutive months may not, at the end of this period and for a period of two years, undertake the operation of a pharm…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Nature and entitlement to aid

Article R5141-3

…setting up or taking over a business or for practising another self-employed profession, he or she may not be granted this aid again until three years have elapsed following the previous decision by…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Committee for Health and Social Organisation.

Article R6122-3

…der the same conditions. The term of office of the chairman and deputy chairman is five years. They may be reappointed.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter: Administrative penalties

Article R6241-3

…entioned in 4°, 9° and 11° of Article L. 6241-1, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency may order the immediate suspension of the right to practise of the medical biologist, the biologist…

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