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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4 - Individual right to training

Article R7125-25-1

…nch Guyana and training courses contributing to the acquisition of the skills necessary, where applicable, for his professional reintegration at the end of his mandate.Training courses relating to the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1a: Protection of the identity of certain officials involved in criminal proceedings

Article R2-19

…ay be issued by any means by such a manager or by his representative as part of the department's on-call duty. It must be confirmed in writing by such a line manager on the first working day following…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Tax penalties

Article 1801

…re, decide that enforcement of the sentence will be deferred for the part exceeding the sum used to calculate the penalty of one to three times the rights.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Accelerated procedure

Article R531-25

…ion on the list of countries considered as safe countries of origin, on the basis of Article L. 531-25, are published in the Official Journal of the French Republic and notified by the Minister respon…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 8: Specific provisions governing the exceeding of exposure limit values relating to sensory effects

Article R4453-24

In addition to the training provided for in Article R. 4453-17, the employer shall organise, for each worker concerned, enhanced training on the specific risks, measures and means of prevention to be…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Supplementary provisions

Article L3121-25

…n certain companies, exceeding the maximum forty-six-hour working week provided for in Articles L. 3121-23 and L. 3121-24 may be authorised for specific periods, under conditions laid down by decree i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Guarantee certificate

Article R7123-25

…lling agency shall include the name and address of their guarantor and the reference to article L. 7123-19 on all documents concerning the agency, in particular on the employment contracts that bind t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: La Poste

Article L518-25

…possible, in particular the Livret A passbook savings account.To this end, and subject, where applicable, to the activities which it carries out directly pursuant to the texts which govern it, La Pos…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Financial provisions.

Article L5212-25

When the application of a fiscal or budgetary provision results in an increase or decrease in the operating resources of a commune that is a member of a syndicate by a percentage equal to or greater t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Police powers relating to specific objects

Article L2573-19

…oned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table, subject to the adaptations provided for in II to I…

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