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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Annex I

Article Rubrique 4

…share of the other subcontractor(s) by the amount of the change referred to in a). (19) No payment may be made to a subcontractor by way of direct payment in the absence of a written document, contra…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Solidarity fund for municipalities in the Ile-de-France region

Article L2531-13

…ing conditions:a) The levy under the solidarity fund for municipalities in the Ile-de-France region may not exceed 11% of the municipality's actual operating expenditure plus product mitigation and mi…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: STAY DOCUMENTS

Article L411-4

…article L. 422-6; in this case, its duration is equal to that of the programme or agreement, which may not be less than two years; 10° To foreign nationals mentioned in articles L. 423-1, L. 423-7 an…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Obligations.

Article L228-64

The meeting is chaired by a representative of the group. If the representatives are absent or if there is disagreement between them, the meeting shall appoint a person to act as chairman. If convened…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Rent reviews.

Article R145-21

The price set by the court may not, under any circumstances, exceed the limits of the offer and the demand made, as the case may be, pursuant to Article L. 145-37 and in accordance with article R. 145…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Deliberations

Article L7222-16

…s where the law or the regulations expressly so provide. In other cases, the Assembly of Martinique may decide unanimously not to proceed with nominations by secret ballot.The results of public ballot…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Harvesting haematopoietic cells from bone marrow or peripheral blood from a minor donor

Article R1241-10

Each of the persons vested with parental authority or, where applicable, the minor's guardian, expresses his or her consent before the president of the judicial court or his or her delegate under the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition and operation

Article R2524-5

If the President of the Superior Court of Arbitration is absent or unable to act, the hearing is chaired by the most senior Conseiller d'Etat, who is a full member of the Court. In this case, the cour…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Aircraft health surveillance

Article R3115-49

…ilure to submit the part of the general aircraft declaration relating to health issues, the Prefect may carry out an inspection and, if necessary, prescribe the measures required to prevent the spread…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation and operation

Article D4632-5

The employment adviser is appointed and retained by agreement, depending on the case, between the employer and the social and economic committee or between the employers and the inter-company committe…

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