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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to municipalities resulting from a merger with 100,000 inhabitants or less

Article R2113-20

The members appointed by the municipal council of the new commune to complete, under the conditions provided for in article L. 2113-23 as it read prior to the loi n° 2010-1563 du 16 décembre 2010 de r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Medical project and shared care project

Article R6132-5-1

I - A joint medical and nursing committee, comprising equal numbers of members of the group medical committee and members of the group nursing, rehabilitation and medical-technical committee, may be s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Powers of the Board of Directors of the joint association

Article R2135-15

…professional employers' organisation has a number of votes proportional to its audience at national and cross-industry level determined under the conditions provided for in the first paragraph of I of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Powers of the Board of Directors of the joint association

Article R2135-16

…35-13 are sent to the employees' trade union organisations whose statutory purpose is of a national and cross-industry nature and which received between 3% and 8% of the votes cast in the elections pr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Powers of the Board of Directors of the joint association

Article R2135-14

…f the joint management association or any subsequent amendments thereto; 2° Appointing the chairman and vice-chairman of the association in application of articles R. 2135-12 and R. 2135-13 ; 3° Adopt…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operation of imprest accounts (R)

Article R1617-12

…imprest administrator, the amount of which, fixed by the instrument setting up the imprest account and, where applicable, revised in the same manner, shall not exceed one quarter of the foreseeable a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operation of imprest accounts (R)

Article R1617-13

Advance administrators pay expenditure under the same conditions as public accountants. Under the conditions laid down in the act constituting the imprest account, they may be authorised to issue paym…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operation of imprest accounts (R)

Article R1617-11

…responsible for the budget, only the following may be paid through an imprest account: 1° Equipment and operating expenses not included in a public contract awarded in accordance with a formalised pro…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operation of imprest accounts (R)

Article R1617-14

…expenditure paid by him, in accordance with the conditions laid down in the constituent instrument and at least once a month, to the authorising officer or to the assigning accounting officer, who sh…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Composition of gases

Article R4461-17

…t prejudice to the occupational exposure limit values laid down in articles R. 4222-10, R. 4412-149 and R. 4412-150, the air or mixtures breathed during work must have the following characteristics:1°…

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