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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Air and waste.

Article L1335-5

The procedures for applying articles L. 1335-3 and L. 1335-4 are determined by decree by the Conseil d'Etat, in particular: 1° The hygiene and design rules with which the facilities referred to in art…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK VI: Company difficulties.

Article L650-1

When safeguard, receivership or compulsory liquidation proceedings are opened, creditors cannot be held liable for losses suffered as a result of assistance granted, except in cases of fraud, blatant…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
BOOK VI: LYON METROPOLITAN AREA

Article L3651-3

…automatically come under the authority of the Lyon Metropolis, under their own conditions of status and employment. Employees retain, if they have an interest in doing so, the benefit of the compensat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
BOOK VI: LYON METROPOLITAN AREA

Article L3651-4

In the interests of good organisation of services, the arrangements provided for in III of Article L. 5211-4-1 and Article L. 5211-4-2 are applicable between the Lyon metropolitan authority and the co…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
BOOK VI: LYON METROPOLITAN AREA

Article L3651-2

Roads classified in the public road domain of the Lyon urban community and in the public road domain of the Rhône department located on the territory of the Lyon metropolis, as well as their outbuildi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
BOOK VI: LYON METROPOLITAN AREA

Article L3651-1

Property and rights, whether movable or immovable, located on the territory of the Metropole of Lyon and used for the exercise of the competences mentioned in articles L. 3641-1 and L. 3641-2 and for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Grading and promotion

Article L818

Advancement to a higher step may be granted by the appointing authority, after consulting the Joint Committee, to staff members who have been awarded a mark higher than the average mark obtained by st…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Grading and promotion

Article L819

…at the step carrying a salary equal to or, failing that, immediately higher than that which he received in his former grade, the benefit of seniority acquired in the former step being maintained only…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Grading and promotion

Article L821

The table is prepared each year by the administration with which the relevant joint committees sit and submitted to these committees, which then act as promotion committees and submit their proposals…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Grading and promotion

Article L824

Staff must be informed of the promotion tables within one month of the date on which they are drawn up.

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