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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Loans taken out and guarantees granted by the network's establishments.

Article R712-29

For loans concerning airport and port services or facilities delegated to network establishments, authorisation is granted after an opinion from the delegating authority has been requested by the dele…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article R1612-29

…ive, proposes the necessary measures to the latter, under the conditions provided for in Article R. 1612-21. When the budgets show sufficient measures, the Chamber notes this.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Authorisation for bodies without a public accountant to allocate and pay expenditure relating to the remuneration of vocational training trainees

Article D1611-29

The prefect examines the application for authorisation according to the following assessment criteria:- the financial situation of the organisation, particularly its cash position;- the guarantee of r…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions (R).

Article R2334-29

…completed. The Prefect will liquidate the operation under the conditions set out in I of article R. 2334-30 and in the last paragraph of article R. 2334-31. No request for payment from the beneficiary…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Administration and guardianship

Article R721-29

…er for Overseas France, a representative of the Banque de France and three persons representing New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands. The two persons representing New Cale…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 8: Work in a hyperbaric environment

Article D4152-29

…to assign or maintain pregnant women in workplaces where the relative pressure exceeds 100 hectopascals.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Use of the account for part-time work

Article D4163-29

…determined by applying the coefficient for the reduction in working hours mentioned in article D. 4163-26, to the income from work as taken into account for determining the basis of contributions def…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition

Article D1432-29

…n the work of the Regional Health and Autonomy Conference and its various committees in an advisory capacity:-the regional prefectthe president of the regional economic, social and environmental counc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Establishment in France of persons authorised to conduct voluntary sales of movable property by public auction in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article A321-29

The conseil des maisons de vente shall organise the aptitude test provided for in Article R. 321-67 within a maximum period of six months from the decision imposing an aptitude test on the applicant.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Plenary session (R).

Article R5211-29

…of the commission elected by the representatives of the mayors. If, after two rounds of voting, no candidate has obtained an absolute majority, a third round is held and the election takes place by r…

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