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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Accounting

Article D5217-36

…n authority is solely responsible for:1° Taking all necessary steps to collect revenues, legacies and donations and other resources allocated to the service of the metropolitan authority;2° Drawing up…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Local Delegations and Central Council of Section E.

Article D4233-22

The delegates from the overseas collectivities mentioned in article L. 4232-11 and their alternates are elected by all the pharmacists in each delegation, divided into colleges as follows:1° "Pharmacy…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article D2311-4

For communes and their public administrative establishments, the chapters of budgets voted by nature correspond:a) Investment section:- to each of the two-digit accounts in classes 1 and 2 opened in t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Periods of work experience in a professional environment

Article D5135-6

The prescribing body ensures that the planned work experience period is appropriate and draws up the draft agreement referred to in article D. 5135-2. The support structure implements the work experie…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Salary

Article D6222-32

The minimum remuneration received by an apprentice preparing a professional licence during the apprenticeship contract or period corresponds to that set for the second year of performance of the contr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Administration and control

Article L1524-1

On pain of nullity, the deliberations of the board of directors or supervisory board and general meetings of local semi-public companies are communicated within one month of their adoption to the repr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Local public companies

Article L1864-1

Municipalities and their groupings may create, within the framework of the powers attributed to them by law, local public companies in which they hold all the capital.These companies are competent, su…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Self-employed practitioners

Article L6154-1

The practitioners mentioned in 1° of article L. 6152-1 and in article L. 952-21 of the Education Code who work at least eight half-days a week in public health establishments are authorised to carry o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Administration and control

Article R1524-1

A prefect who refers to the regional audit chamber a resolution of the board of directors or the supervisory board or the general meeting of a local semi-public company, pursuant to article L. 1524-2,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 1: List of essential information to be provided by the State representative (R).

Article D1612-6

The information provided for in article D. 1612-5, with the exception of those relating to tax bases and rates, are communicated to the presidents of the general councils of the newly created départem…

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