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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Development grant.

Article L2334-20

The rural solidarity grant is allocated to communes with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants and to certain district capitals with fewer than 20,000 inhabitants to take account, on the one hand, of the cost…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Development grant.

Article L2334-23

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall lay down the detailed rules for the application of this paragraph.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions.

Article L2283-2

In companies and organisations where no trade union delegate has been appointed or where the agreement defining the procedures for exercising employees' right of expression, as provided for in article…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Voluntary sales of furniture by public auction.

Article L321-29

The operators of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction mentioned in Article L. 321-4, bailiffs and notaries may, under their sole responsibility, enlist the help of experts, whatever their ap…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: COMMUNE SECTION

Article L2412-2

As an exception to the provisions of the last paragraph of article L. 2411-10, when the needs of the section are met, the municipal council may, by reasoned decision, finance the carrying out of capit…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Conditions for exercising departmental mandates

Article L3123-27

When the local elected representatives referred to in article L. 3123-26 are victims of an accident occurring in the course of their duties, the public authorities concerned shall pay directly to prac…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Conditions for exercising regional mandates

Article L4135-27

When the local elected representatives referred to in article L. 4135-26 are victims of an accident occurring in the course of their duties, the public authorities concerned shall pay directly to the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: TERRITORIAL AND RURAL BALANCE CENTRES

Article L5741-2

I. - Within twelve months of its establishment, the territorial and rural balance cluster draws up a territorial project on behalf of and in partnership with the public establishments for inter-munici…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L1211-2

The removal of elements from the human body and the collection of its products may not be carried out without the donor's prior consent. This consent may be revoked at any time.The use of elements and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Voluntary termination of pregnancy.

Article L2445-2

For the application in New Caledonia and French Polynesia of article L. 2212-4, the words: "or any other person qualified in a family information, consultation or counselling establishment, a family p…

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