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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: The Economic, Social and Cultural Council

Article L6323-5

The local authority shall bear the cost of the harmful consequences resulting from accidents suffered by the chairman of the economic, social and cultural council in the performance of his duties. Mem…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: The Economic, Social and Cultural Council

Article L6433-5

…required to allow any employee of his company who is a member of the territorial council the time necessary to travel to and participate in: 1° The plenary sessions of this council; 2° The meetings of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Terms and conditions of judicial supervision

Article R17-5

…vide the examination, treatment or care. He or she shall present or send to the judge all the evidence required. Where the provisions of articles L. 355-1 et seq. of the Public Health Code are applica…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Assistance and representation of the parties

Article R1453-5

Where all the parties appearing make their claims in writing and are assisted or represented by a lawyer, they are required, in their pleadings, to expressly state the claims and the pleas in fact and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Skin-invasive tattooing and body piercing.

Article R1311-5

The waste produced is treated in the same way as waste from healthcare activities involving infectious risks. Its disposal is subject to the provisions of articles R. 1335-1 to R. 1335-8, R. 1335-13 a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition and technical organisation of sectors.

Article R3221-5

…to 2° of article L. 6111-1-2. Each of these sectors includes a regional medical-psychological service located in a prison and which may also, under an agreement with the Prefect, be responsible for c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Relations between departments and companies (R)

Article R3241-5

Where the agreement relating to the terms and conditions of the operation of a public service is contractually qualified as a régie intéressée, and without prejudice to the obligations resulting from…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Distribution and transmission of electricity (R).

Article R3333-5

Where the works of the public electricity transmission and distribution networks, located on the territory of the department, are operated by separate legal entities, the overall amount of the fee, se…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Intercommunal security and crime prevention councils

Article D5211-53

The intercommunal security and crime prevention council is governed by section 4 of Chapter II of Title III of Book I of the Internal Security Code.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The local authority's budget and accounts

Article D6261-5

The chapters of the budgets voted by function correspond:a) Investment section:- for expenditure and revenue that can be broken down, to groups 90 "Departmental facilities" or 91 "Non-Departmental fac…

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