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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VIII: ASSISTANCE FROM THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF MARTINIQUE

Article L7281-1

The territorial collectivity of Martinique intervenes in economic, social, cultural, environmental and regional planning matters and grants aid under the conditions set out in Title III of Book II of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article R53-20-1

…igating judge, seals and samples relating to the traces and samples mentioned in 1°, 1° bis, 3° and 4° of I and 1° and 2° of III of Article R. 53-10 are sent, when the analysis has been carried out, t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial assistance for employees, company directors or managers.

Article L7233-5

The provisions of article L. 7233-4 also apply to the head of the company or, if the company is a legal entity, to its chairman, its managing director, its deputy managing director(s), its managers or…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Establishment

Article R1422-2

…ipal council ;2° The industrial tribunal(s) concerned;3° The first president of the court of appeal;4° Representative employers' and employees' organisations at national level;5° The consular chambers…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Procedural safeguards

Article R1332-1

The letter of invitation provided for in article L. 1332-2 states the purpose of the meeting between the employee and the employer. It specifies the date, time and place of the meeting. It states that…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organs, tissues and cells removed for therapeutic purposes for others.

Article R1211-17

…ct infectivity markers; 3° The nature of the analysis consisting of searching for the virus genome; 4° The procedures for using the results of the analyses defined in this article.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Disposals, acquisitions and transfers

Article R1333-156

The declaration provided for in Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1493/93 of 8 June 1993 on shipments of radioactive substances between Member States shall be deposited with the Institut de Rad…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: REVENUE

Article R2336-7

The envelope provided for in I of Article L. 2336-4 intended for the communes and public establishments for inter-communal cooperation with their own tax status in New Caledonia, French Polynesia, the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation.

Article D2362-14

The directors of the legal entities or the natural persons participating in the creation of the European Cooperative Society shall convene the members of the special negotiating body to an initial mee…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Permanent derogation as of right

Article R3132-7

In addition to the categories of establishments listed in article R. 3132-5, establishments operating day and night with alternating shifts which have suspended, for at least twelve consecutive hours…

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