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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Appendices

Article Rubrique 3

…the performance of elective or representative duties31. Allowances 311. Functional allowance of a local elected representative 3111. First payment 1. Deliberation setting the conditions for granting t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Provisions relating to accountants

Article L1874-3

…wording prior to Law no. 2017-1775 of 28 December 2017 on the rectifying finances for 2017,is applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the following adaptations:1° The first paragrap…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Police powers relating to specific objects

Article L2213-3

…d for the exclusive needs of this service and, as part of their missions, for vehicles transporting cash, jewellery or precious metals, reserved parking spaces on the public roads of the built-up area…

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

Article L2334-3

For the application of articles L. 2334-5, L. 2334-7, L. 2334-14-1 and L. 2334-20 to L. 2334-23, the communes are classified by demographic groups determined according to the size of their population.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Competence required of practitioners

Article R2131-3

…cumulative conditions of training and experience are deemed to be able to prove their competence to carry out one or more of the medical biology examinations mentioned in article R. 2131-1 : 1° Be a m…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Advance information of employees enabling them to make an offer in the event of the sale of a business in undertakings subject to the obligation to set up a works council

Article L141-32

This section shall not apply: 1° In the event of the sale of the business to a spouse, ascendant or descendant; 2° To businesses that are the subject of conciliation, safeguard, receivership or liquid…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Terms and conditions for redeeming electronic money

Article L133-31

…ract that expressly provides for a term, they may agree to reimburse expenses only in the following cases:1° The request for redemption is made before the end of the contract ;2° The electronic money…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition and mandate

Article R112-3

The elected staff representatives each receive a credit of fifteen hours per month to carry out their duties. With the exception of the Chairman, the other members of the Board of Directors and their…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Public policy

Article L3151-3

…y employee may, at his or her request and in agreement with his or her employer, use the rights allocated to the time savings account to supplement his or her remuneration or to gradually stop working…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Antenatal diagnostics: prenatal diagnosis and pre-implantation diagnosis

Article L2441-3

For the application in New Caledonia and French Polynesia of Article L. 2131-4 : 1° In the third paragraph, the words: "A doctor practising in a multidisciplinary prenatal diagnosis centre as defined…

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