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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Compulsory expenditure

Article L4321-1

Sont obligatoires pour la région:1° Les dépenses relatives au fonctionnement des organes délibérants et à l'entretien de l'hôtel de la région;2° Les dépenses relatives aux indemnités de fonction prévu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Supervisory Board, Executive Board and Management Board

Article L6143-4

The decisions of the Supervisory Board referred to in Article L. 6143-1 and the acts of the Director referred to in Article L. 6143-7 are enforceable subject to the following conditions: 1° The decisi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Introduction of profit-sharing.

Article L3312-8

Any company may apply a profit-sharing scheme concluded at branch level, provided that the branch agreement has been approved pursuant to article L. 3345-4. Companies wishing to apply the approved bra…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Responsibilities.

Article L2343-2

The European Works Council meets at least once a year.It is informed in particular about : 1° The structure of the undertaking or group of undertakings ; 2° Its economic and financial situation 3° The…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VII: OTHER APPLICABLE PROVISIONS

Article L237-1

In addition to the provisions of this title, the provisions of articles L. 414-4 to L. 414-9, L. 424-6, L. 424-9 to L. 424-13, L. 424-16. The provisions of articles L. 436-5 are also applicable to for…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Financial provisions.

Article L5212-25

When the application of a fiscal or budgetary provision results in an increase or decrease in the operating resources of a commune that is a member of a syndicate by a percentage equal to or greater t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions.

Article L5215-1

In the event of failure to comply with the provisions of article L. 5213-5 relating to retraining for work and vocational rehabilitation of sick and injured persons, the provisions of articles L. 4741…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Compensation for skills transfers

Article L1873-1

The communes of French Polynesia and the public establishments for inter-communal cooperation with municipal libraries are eligible for special assistance within the general decentralisation grant pro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Aggravated risks

Article L1141-4

The monitoring and proposals body mentioned in 10° of article L. 1141-2-1 sends an evaluation report to the Government and Parliament no later than three months before the agreement expires.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Preventing the unlawful downloading and making available of works and subject-matter protected by copyright or related rights

Article L336-4

The essential characteristics of the authorised use of a work or protected object, made available by an online public communication service, are brought to the attention of the user in an easily acces…

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