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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Conditions of application of the second and third paragraphs of article 73 of the Constitution to the overseas departments

Article LO3445-12

Requests for the authorisation referred to in this chapter may not be subject to the local referendum or consultation of electors provided for in Chapter II of the single title of Book I of Part One.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Conditions of application to the overseas regions of the second and third paragraphs of Article 73 of the Constitution

Article LO4435-12

The requests for authorisation referred to in this chapter may not be subject to the local referendum or consultation of electors provided for in chapter II of the single title of book I of part one.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1-1: Single integration contract.

Article L5134-19-2

The President of the Departmental Council may delegate all or part of the decision to award the work integration aid referred to in article L. 5134-19-1 to the institution referred to in article L. 53…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Administrative penalties

Article L6241-4-1

When an offence referred to in Article L. 6241-1 or a breach referred to in Article L. 6241-3 is detected, the Minister for Defence shall, for the medical biology laboratories under his authority, tak…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Declared funds.

Article D214-206-2

The annual and half-yearly reports referred to in article L. 214-162-10 are made available at the company's registered office and are communicated by any means to the shareholders, respectively within…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Quality of vocational training courses

Article R6316-2

The certification referred to in Article L. 6316-1 is issued by the bodies and authorities referred to in Article L. 6316-2 for a period of three years. An order sets out the conditions under which it…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Procedures for issuing the professional identification card

Article R8294-1

On receipt of the declaration referred to in Articles R. 8293-1 to R. 8293-3, the union of funds referred to in Article R. 8291-2 sends the professional identification card to the employer or the empl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: In-patient and out-patient duties of maieutics students

Article R6153-101

Hospital maieutics students take part in in-patient and out-patient activities under the responsibility of the referring practitioner designated by the person in charge of teaching at the place of pla…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: Judgment on jurisdiction

Article 82-1

…ction, questions of jurisdiction within a judicial court may be settled before the first hearing by reference to the file, at the request of a party or of the judge's own motion. The parties or their…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Standards and control

Article L4022-8

…dique, the Minister for Health shall determine the method for drawing up the periodic certification reference frameworks provided for in article L. 4022-7.II.- After obtaining the opinion of the compe…

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