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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Inter-municipal equalisation fund, allocations and other revenue distributed by the French Polynesia Local Finance Committee.

Article R2573-42

…esentative.Orders made following written consultation of members of the Local Finance Committee, in cases of urgency provided for by the committee's rules of procedure, are signed by the chairmen, the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Additional requirements for mobile work equipment

Article R4324-40

…uipment is fitted with a braking and stopping device. Where safety so requires, particularly in the case of equipment with a heavily loaded braking system, an emergency device operated by easily acces…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Hearing and deliberation

Article R4126-26

Cases are heard in open court. However, the Chairman may, of his own motion or at the request of one of the parties, after having obtained the opinion of the rapporteur where appropriate, prohibit acc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Hearing and deliberation

Article R4234-25

Cases are heard in open court. However, the Chairman may, on his own initiative or at the request of one of the parties, after having obtained the opinion of the rapporteur where appropriate, prohibit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Education, re-education and vocational training centres

Article R5213-11

…to the Commission des droits et de l'autonomie des personnes handicapées within three days. In this case, the Commission will make its decision as a matter of urgency.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 5: Operation of the adversarial expert appraisal.

Article R5127-20

…stigation initiated, he shall refer the matter to the court or the investigating magistrate, as the case may be. If an expert opinion is required, it will be carried out in accordance with the rules o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Secondment.

Article R6152-53

…dvisor to health establishments is seconded automatically for the duration of the contract.In these cases, the opinions of the head of the department, the chairman of the establishment's medical commi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Temporary replacement

Article D6213-14

…must notify the director of the regional health agency at least fifteen days in advance, except in cases of force majeure. He shall attach to his declaration proof that the conditions laid down in th…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L212-3

…former's contribution to the work as a whole and taking into account all other circumstances of the case, such as market practices or the actual exploitation of the performance. The remuneration of th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Specific powers of the Paris Judicial Court and the Financial Public Prosecutor

Article 705

…n articles 432-10 to 432-15,433-1 and 433-2,434-9,434-9-1,445-1 to 445-2-1 of the Criminal Code, in cases which are or would appear to be of great complexity, due in particular to the large number of…

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