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Showing 45114520 of 54357 articles for Art. Cass. com. 16 January 1996 · Cass. com. 6 June 1972 · Cass. com. 2 July 2002 n° 00-18.243

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: School transport (R).

Article R1614-69

The amount of the right to compensation corresponding to the expenditure incurred by the State in respect of the travel of pupils on a regular interdepartmental line or the financing of a special inte…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: School transport (R).

Article R1614-65

The right to compensation allocated, in respect of the transfer of responsibility for school transport, to the départements and to the authorities responsible for the organisation of urban transport a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: School transport (R).

Article R1614-66

…authorities in each department, account shall be taken of and distinguished, subject to articles R. 1614-69 et R. 1614-70, the expenditure borne by the State in respect of the special public road tran…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Guaranteeing employees' purchasing power

Article D3231-6

The hourly wage to be taken into consideration for the application of article D. 3231-5 is that which corresponds to one hour's actual work, taking into account benefits in kind and various bonuses wh…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Recruitment.

Article R6152-6

…f activity in a public health institution, declared in accordance with the provisions of article L. 6152-5-3, gives rise to the drawing up of a job profile, the characteristics of which relating in pa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Standards

Article D4622-47-6

…ment and implementation of certification, which may, where appropriate, as part of its duties under 2°, 3° and 4° of Article L. 4641-2-1, make proposals for changes to the principles or procedures for…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Solidarity grant for the equipment of local authorities and their groupings affected by climatic or geological events

Article L1613-6

…vere climatic or geological events.II. - The following are eligible for this allocation:1° Communes;2° Public establishments of inter-communal cooperation with their own tax status;3° Mixed syndicates…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Right to support

Article R5131-6

…m the contractual support pathway to employment and independence and the youth commitment contract; 2° The objectives to be achieved in terms of young people's access to employment and independence; 3…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Authorised bodies

Article R5211-62

The decisions taken by the approved bodies under the procedures referred to in subsections 5, 6, 8 and 9 of section 6 of this chapter are valid for five years. They may be renewed for five-year period…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Penalties.

Article R333-6

…ained or are seriously inadequately maintained. He will inform the body mentioned in article L. 141-2 of his decision.

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