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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to the regional cooperation fund for Martinique

Article R7253-5

The committee draws up an annual report for the Prime Minister on the assessment, evaluation and monitoring of operations subsidised by the regional cooperation fund.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Group, company or establishment occupational health and prevention services.

Article D4622-5

A group, company or establishment occupational health and prevention service may be set up when the number of employees monitored is 500 or more. The group occupational health and prevention service i…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Allocation

Article L2113-11

The purchaser may decide not to allot a contract in one of the following cases:1° It is not in a position to carry out the organisational, steering and coordination tasks itself;2° Awarding the contra…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Entitlement to benefits.

Article L6342-5

The provisions applicable in terms of accidents at work and occupational illnesses to the persons mentioned in 2° of article L. 412-8 of the Social Security Code are applicable to all trainees in cont…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Intervention procedures

Article L1523-5

Local authorities and their groupings may grant semi-public companies engaged in the construction or management of housing subsidies or advances intended for housing programmes, and their annexes, the…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Offer and acceptance

Article 1117

…the offeror or, failing that, on expiry of a reasonable period.It also lapses in the event of the incapacity or death of the offeror, or the death of the offeree.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Revenue

Article L6264-5

In application of article LO 6271-5, a global grant for school construction and equipment is instituted in order to help compensate for the net increases in charges for the collectivity of Saint-Barth…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for registration in national directories

Article R6113-11

Applications for registration of proposed qualifications under Article L. 6113-6 are examined on the basis of the following criteria: 1° The extent to which the knowledge and skills targeted match the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Mayotte Regional Health Agency

Article D1446-5

For the application of Article D. 1432-15 to the Mayotte Regional Health Agency, I is worded as follows: I.-The Supervisory Board is made up of eighteen members. In addition to the Prefect of Mayotte,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for authorisation

Article R4211-55

I.-Establishments applying for the authorisation required to carry out the activities mentioned in article R. 4211-53 appoint a responsible person and one or more interim responsible persons to replac…

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