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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article R2224-5-3

For the implementation of the measures mentioned in article L. 2224-7-7, a dedicated coordination unit and steering committee may be set up by the public person mentioned in article L. 2224-7-5. In th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article R2224-5-2

Except where this contribution is mandatory, the decision to contribute to the management and preservation of water resources is the subject of a deliberation by the public person mentioned in article…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article D112-4

…study and presentation to the public of sport and its related heritage, considered in their historical, scientific, artistic, sociological or technical dimensions, and the provision of the documentat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L7111-4

For the application of this code in French Guiana:1° The reference to the department, the overseas department, the region or the overseas region is replaced by the reference to the territorial collect…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Mobility vouchers

Article R3261-13-5

…isation provided for in Article L. 3261-7 is issued by the Minister for Transport to companies that can prove they supply or market the goods or services mentioned in Articles L. 3261-3 and L. 3261-3-…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Single subsection: Restricted traffic zones

Article D2213-1-0-4

…of a low-emission mobility zone that were initiated before the date of entry into force of the loi n° 2021-1104 du 22 août 2021 portant lutte contre le dérèglement climatique et renforcement de la ré…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Document prévisionnel de gestion des emplois et des crédits de personnel (forward-looking document for managing jobs and staff appropriations)

Article A114-4

…by the centre and staff assigned to work at the centre without being paid by it, as well as the forecast consumption of the employment authorisation ceiling (table I) ; - the table for monitoring staf…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 1: Remuneration of the administrator

Article A663-4

…f employees employed by the debtor or the amount of its turnover, in accordance with the following scale: NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES TURNOVER IN € EMOLUMENT IN € From 0 to 5 From 0 to 750,000 940.50 From 6 t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Judgment of compulsory liquidation.

Article L641-4

The liquidator shall proceed with the liquidation operations at the same time as the verification of claims. He may initiate or pursue actions that fall within the jurisdiction of the mandataire judic…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Resources and means

Article L1233-4

…Representatives of the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations; Representatives of the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations 5° Rep…

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