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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 8: Commission for Inter-municipal Cooperation in French Polynesia

Article L5842-11

…ntal" are deleted.III. - For the application of Article L. 5211-43 :1° In 1° of I, the percentage: "40%" is replaced by the percentage: "60%";2° In 2° of the same I, the percentage: "40%" is replaced…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Execution of measures

Article R15-33-49

When the penal composition has been validated or, in the case provided for by article R. 15-33-40-1, where the proposed measures have been accepted, the public prosecutor may appoint a delegate or med…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Remuneration

Article R6152-355-1

…al monthly allowance, not subject to contributions to the supplementary pension scheme and equal to 40% of the emoluments mentioned in 1° of article R. 6152-355, excluding the variable portion mention…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Role of health care institutions

Article R1221-41

…nt et des produits de santé, the establishments mentioned in the first paragraph of Article R. 1221-40 shall collect and keep all the information relating to haemovigilance and transfusion safety to w…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Supervision on a consolidated basis by a competent authority of another Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L613-21-5

…ividual or sub-consolidated basis by another competent authority within the meaning of Article 4(1)(40) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 rel…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Rules specific to the election of employee representatives

Article R1411-58-12

…ectors, that the proportion of either sex among the persons eligible for this election is less than 40%; 2° When, after the results of the ballot, the difference between the number of elected women fu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: The electronic portal

Article R814-58-2

…ctronic portal at any time and of their rights of access and rectification under the articles 39 et 40 de la loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Organisation

Article R4382-6

…n are consulted on the continuing professional development plan, in application of articles R. 6144-40 and R. 6146-10.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Provisions applicable to communes in the departments of Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique and Réunion

Article L2563-2-1

…rate allowance for the municipalities in the overseas departments is increased in 2001 by a sum of 40 million francs, taken from the development allowance instituted in article L. 2334-13. This incre…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Indemnities of holders of office in the Martinique Assembly and of office in the Executive Council

Article L7227-21

…ying the rate of 145% to the reference term mentioned in Article L. 7227-17. It may be increased by 40%, provided that the total amount of the maximum allowances likely to be allocated to the members…

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