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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: National Conciliation Commission.

Article R6142-31

The committee's opinion and the minutes of the meeting are forwarded to the ministers responsible for higher education and health for their decision. The ministers shall decide without the committee's…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: National Conciliation Commission.

Article R6142-30

The secretariat of the committee is provided by the departments of the Ministry of Higher Education and the Ministry of Health.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Accounting

Article D5217-34

…uncil is called to deliberate in accordance with article L. 5217-10-10, presents by separate column and in the order of the chapters and articles of the budget: Revenue : 1° The nature of the revenue;…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Composition

Article L2121-3

…ipal council is elected under the conditions set out in articles L. 1 to L. 118-3, L. 225 to L. 270 and L. 273 of the electoral code.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to the statutes of professional leagues

Article R132-3

…entities that are members of the league. Qualified personalities, representatives of the federation and representatives of the sportsmen and women, coaches, referees and judges, doctors and administra…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Classified tourist resorts.

Article R133-38

The deliberation requesting classification as a tourist resort, accompanied by the application file, is sent by the mayor to the departmental prefect by electronic means or, failing that, by post.The…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Classified tourist resorts.

Article R133-39

As soon as the application is complete, the Prefect examines it. If the application complies, the Prefect will issue a decree classifying the municipality for the period specified in article L. 133-15…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Classified tourist resorts.

Article R133-37

…essary on only a fraction of their territory, actions likely to ensure multi-seasonal frequentation and to develop resources under the conditions referred to in article L. 133-13. To this end, they mu…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Submission of applications

Article L612-3

Where two patent applications are filed successively by the same inventor or his successor in title within a period of not more than twelve months, the applicant may request that the second applicatio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Public policy

Article L2241-3

…r the conditions set out in article L. 2261-20 if negotiations have not been entered into seriously and fairly. Serious and fair commencement of negotiations implies that the employer party has provid…

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