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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Expenditure

Article L5217-12-3

…n lapsing.Programme authorisations and commitment authorisations for unforeseen expenditure are allocated under the conditions provided for by decree.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Incompatibilities.

Article LO6222-3-1

The office of President of the Territorial Council is incompatible with the office of member of an independent administrative authority or an independent public authority created by the State.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Incompatibilities.

Article LO6322-3-1

The office of President of the Territorial Council is incompatible with the office of member of an independent administrative authority or an independent public authority created by the State.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Judgement

Article R1454-19-3

…uced in the proceedings, failing which they will be declared inadmissible ex officio. However, applications to intervene voluntarily, pleadings relating to remuneration accrued after the order for clo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Employees

Article R6341-32-1

…State of the remuneration maintained for trainees by their employers may not exceed: 1° 50% in the case of job creation or modification of the production process; 2° 70% in the case of a reduction in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Composition

Article R6144-3-1

I.-The composition of the medical committee of university hospital centres is set as follows:1° All the heads of the clinical and medico-technical divisions when the establishment has fewer than eleve…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Involvement of third parties

Article 374-1

The court ruling on the establishment of parentage may decide to temporarily entrust the child to a third party who will be responsible for requesting the organisation of guardianship.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Organisation and operation

Article R1123-19-3

The accounting operations of the personal protection committees are carried out by a single accounting agency set up as an accounting group under the conditions laid down inarticle 188 of decree no. 2…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IIa: Judicial measures to help manage the family budget

Article 1200-3

…ursuant to the provisions of article 375-9-2 of the Civil Code.The children's judge may take up the case ex officio in exceptional circumstances.The president of the departmental council may report to…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special provisions relating to money market instruments

Article 1343-3

Payment in France of an obligation to pay a sum of money is made in euros. However, payment may be made in another currency if the obligation thus denominated arises from an international transaction…

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