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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Economic, social, environmental and trade union training leave

Article L2145-6

Employees on economic, social, environmental and trade union training leave are entitled to have their pay maintained in full by their employer.The employer pays the social security contributions rela…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: The Council for Culture, Education and the Environment.

Article L4433-6

The council for culture, education and the environment is obligatorily and previously consulted during the preparation of the region's development and equipment plan and the preparation of the region'…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Opening and funding of the occupational prevention account

Article L4163-6

Points are awarded on the basis of the employee's exposure declared by the employer, on the basis of the declaration mentioned in article L. 4163-1, to the fund mentioned in articles L. 215-1, L. 222-…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Adoption of the budget and settlement of accounts

Article LO6471-6

The local authority's budget is in real balance when the operating section and the investment section are respectively voted in balance, the revenue and expenditure having been evaluated sincerely, an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Opposition.

Article L2231-8

Any objection to the entry into force of an agreement must be made in writing and must state the reasons for the objection. It shall specify the points of disagreement. The signatories shall be notifi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article L4414-8

The State's share in the financing of operations carried out by local authorities cannot be reduced as a result of the participation of the Ile-de-France region.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Powers of the President of the Territorial Council

Article LO6252-8

The President of the Territorial Council is responsible, under the administrative control of the State representative, for exercising the police powers specific to the collectivity of Saint-Barthélemy…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Powers of the President of the Territorial Council

Article LO6352-8

The President of the Territorial Council is responsible, under the administrative control of the State representative, for exercising the police powers specific to the collectivity of Saint-Martin, in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L2411-8

The Trade Union Committee shall decide what actions to bring or support on behalf of the Section. The chairman of the union commission, by virtue of the latter's deliberation, represents the section i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-8

Any proprietary medicinal product or any other medicinal product manufactured industrially or by a method involving an industrial process, as well as any generator, kit or precursor which is not the s…

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