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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

Article D2224-5

…ration with 3,500 inhabitants or more, the annual report(s), as well as, where applicable, the introductory notes defined in articles D. 2224-1 to D. 2224-4, are made available to the public at the to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Revitalisation by companies subject to the obligation to offer redeployment leave

Article D1233-42

A committee chaired by the prefect(s) in the department(s) concerned is set up to monitor and evaluate the implementation of the revitalisation of employment areas, bringing together the company, the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 5: Permission to leave

Article D142

Permission to go out is granted for one or more outings. It authorises the convicted offender to go to a place on national territory. It may be subject to one or more conditions, in particular the obl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Bodies of the commune.

Article D2573-9

I. - The articles D. 2123-23-1 and D. 2123-23-2 and the articles D. 2123-25 to D. 2123-28 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II and III. II.…

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

Article D1446-3

For the application in Mayotte of articles D. 1432-2 and D. 1432-7, the references to articles D. 1432-1 and D. 1432-6 are replaced by the reference to article D. 1446-2.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 2: Minimum capital requirement

Article R352-29

I.-The Minimum Capital Requirement shall be calculated in accordance with the following principles:a) It shall be calculated in a clear and simple manner, and in such a way that the calculation can be…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation of work

Article D1432-34

In addition to its Chairman, the Standing Committee comprises :-the chairmen of the specialised committees, who act as vice-chairmen of the Standing Committee ;-and a maximum of fifteen members from t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to the approval by employees of agreements negotiated in application of Article L. 2232-12

Article D2232-6

I. - The trade union(s) requesting the organisation of the consultation shall notify the employer and the other representative trade union(s) of their request in writing within one month of the date o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Declaration of the opening of the laboratory and changes to its operation

Article D6222-6

I.-No later than eight months before the planned date of opening of the medical biology laboratory, the legal representative of the laboratory shall send the declaration provided for in the first para…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Public health policy coordination committees

Article D1442-5

For the application of articles D. 1432-2, D. 1432-7 and D. 1432-11 to Guadeloupe, Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin, the reference to article D. 1432-1 is replaced by the reference to article D. 1442…

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