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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Guarantees granted in the exercise a professional activity

Article L7125-8

Civil servants governed by Titles I to IV of the General Civil Service Regulations are, at their request, placed on secondment to carry out one of the mandates mentioned in article L. 7125-7.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Guarantees granted in the exercise a professional activity

Article L7227-8

Civil servants governed by Titles I to IV of the General Civil Service Regulations shall, at their request, be placed on secondment to carry out one of the mandates or functions mentioned in article L…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Remuneration of the holder

Article L2213-8

The contractor's remuneration is paid by the purchaser as from the completion of the compulsory main tasks mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 1112-1 and throughout the duration of the cont…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Conditions for salaried employment.

Article L5221-8

The employer must check with the relevant local authorities that the foreign national holds the document authorising him/her to work in France, unless the foreign national is registered on the list of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 9: Provisions relating to the fire and rescue service of the collectivity of Saint-Barthélemy

Article L1424-89

The Saint-Barthélemy fire brigade is made up of:1° Professional fire brigades;2° Volunteer fire brigades.Professional fire brigades, including the service manager, are recruited and managed by the col…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 9: Provisions relating to the fire and rescue service of the collectivity of Saint-Barthélemy

Article L1424-85

In Saint-Barthélemy, a local authority service is created, known as the "fire and rescue service", which includes a fire brigade, composed under the conditions set out in the present article and organ…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 9: Provisions relating to the fire and rescue service of the collectivity of Saint-Barthélemy

Article L1424-86

The fire and rescue service is placed for employment under the authority of the president of the territorial council or the representative of the State, acting within the framework of their respective…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 9: Provisions relating to the fire and rescue service of the collectivity of Saint-Barthélemy

Article L1424-87

In the exercise of their police powers, the president of the territorial council and the representative of the State implement the resources falling within the remit of the fire and rescue service und…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 9: Provisions relating to the fire and rescue service of the collectivity of Saint-Barthélemy

Article L1424-88

The head of the fire and rescue service is appointed by order of the president of the territorial council with the assent of the representative of the State.Under the authority of the representative o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of hospitals and universities.

Article L6142-8

As stated in article…

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