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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Liability and protection of elected representatives

Article L6434-10

The local authority is subrogated to the rights of the victim to obtain from the perpetrators of the offences referred to in the second paragraph of article LO 6434-8 the restitution of sums paid to t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Drinking water.

Article L1321-10

A decree by the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the procedures for applying the provisions of this chapter, with the exception of article L. 1321-9, and in particular those relating to the monitoring o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Mobility vouchers

Article L3261-10

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the terms and conditions for the application of this Title, in particular: 1° The compulsory information attached to mobility vouchers and the terms and…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Personnel management

Article L1424-10

Volunteer firefighters and volunteers on firefighter civic service are hired and managed by the departmental or territorial fire and rescue service.As an exception to the first paragraph, volunteer fi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Criminal provisions

Article L425-10

The following may exercise the rights granted to civil parties in respect of the offences mentioned in the anti-doping regulations issued by New Caledonia: a) The Territorial Olympic and Sports Commit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Public policy

Article L3142-109

At the end of the leave or period of part-time work, if the employee wishes to terminate the employment relationship, the conditions of termination are those set out in his employment contract, with t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-16 a (art. A322-82)

Conditions for teaching air diving in the natural environmentSURVEY AREASMINIMUM DIVER SKILLSSKILLSminimum of the person supervising the groupMAXIMUM NUMBERof the group(not including the person superv…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Powers

Article LO6314-10

The local authority may, by deliberation of the territorial council, adopt a plan for the development of French language teaching designed to take account of the specific cultural and linguistic chara…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Single staff register

Article D1221-23

The additional information entered in the single personnel register for each employee, as mentioned in the third paragraph of Article L. 1221-13, are as follows: 1° Nationality; 2° Date of birth; 3° S…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: General Meeting

Article L214-105

Any member may vote by post, using a form, the details of which are set by order of the Minister for the Economy. Clauses to the contrary in the Articles of Association are deemed unwritten.For the pu…

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