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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Powers of the Chairman of the Executive Council

Article L7224-13

The President of the Executive Council is the head of the services of the territorial collectivity of Martinique. He may, under his supervision and responsibility, delegate his signature in all matter…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Single section: Film ombudsman

Article R213-8

The mediator may issue an injunction specifying the measures he considers likely to put an end to the disputed situation. The injunction is notified to the parties by registered letter with acknowledg…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Conversion of sentences

Article D547

When, in application of article 747-1, the firm part of a prison sentence that has been subject to a partial probationary suspension is converted into a sentence of home detention under electronic sur…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Maintenance and operation of facilities

Article R1321-61

The protection and treatment devices mentioned in articles R. 1321-53 and R. 1321-57 fitted to collective distribution systems must be checked and maintained. An order issued by the ministers responsi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Temporary work

Article R1262-17

For the application of the financial guarantee obligation set out in articles L. 1251-49 and L. 1251-50, paragraphs 2 and 3 to L. 1251-53 to temporary employment undertakings which post an employee to…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IV: Provisions relating to the ad hoc administrator

Article 1210-1

Where, pursuant to the provisions of articles 383 and 388-2 of the Civil Code, the court shall appoint an ad hoc administrator and that in the interests of the child, it is impossible to choose the ad…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Postal voting

Article R2122-74

Voters wishing to vote by post shall send their ballot paper to the processing centre referred to in article R. 2122-53, after placing it in the return envelope. By sending the ballot paper, the voter…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Overall operating grant

Article R1613-1

Salary costs reimbursed pursuant to article L. 1613-5 include all remuneration defined by the décret n°85-730 du 17 juillet 1985 relatif à la rémunération des fonctionnaires de l'Etat et des fonctionn…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Resources and expenditure of the inter-company social and cultural activities committee

Article R2312-56

For the assessment of the thresholds mentioned in article L. 2315-37 and in sub-section 9 of section 3 of chapter V of title I of book III of the second part of the present code, all the resources rec…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Withdrawal of a partner

Article R4381-68

A member whose contribution is exclusively industrial, wishing to withdraw from the company, shall notify the company of his decision in the manner provided for in the first paragraph of article R. 43…

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