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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Resources and means

Article L1233-1

…ional Agency for Territorial Cohesion has the following resources at its disposal: 1° Contributions and subsidies from the State and other public bodies; 2° Funding from private individuals; 3° Procee…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Status and missions

Article L1231-1

The Agence nationale de la cohésion des territoires is a national public institution, created in the form of a State public establishment. It carries out its missions throughout France. It carries out…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Organisation and operation

Article L1232-1

…stablishment. II -The Board of Directors includes, with voting rights, representatives of the State and the Caisse des dépôts et consignations, representing at least half of its members, two deputies,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Administration and control

Article L1524-1

On pain of nullity, the deliberations of the board of directors or supervisory board and general meetings of local semi-public companies are communicated within one month of their adoption to the repr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Compensation and penalties.

Article L1226-16

The indemnities provided for in articles L. 1226-14 and L. 1226-15 are calculated on the basis of the average salary that the person concerned would have received over the last three months if he had…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Compensation and penalties.

Article L1226-15

…isregard of the provisions relating to the reinstatement of the employee, as provided for inarticle L. 1226-8, the court hearing the case may propose that the employee be reinstated in the company, wi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Compensation and penalties.

Article L1226-17

…ompulsory liquidation proceedings, the provisions relating to employee claims mentioned in Articles L. 3253-15, L. 3253-19 to L. 3253-21 are applicable to the payment of the indemnities provided for i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose and constitution.

Article L2131-1

The sole purpose of professional trade unions is to study and defend the rights and material and moral interests, both collective and individual, of the persons mentioned in their articles of associat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Levy and collection.

Article L1241-1

…utic or scientific purposes or for the production or testing of in vitro diagnostic medical devices and their accessories or for quality control of medical biology examinations or as part of the exper…

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

Article L1335-1

The provisions relating to the fight against air pollution and odours, taken in the interests of public health, are those set out in Title II of Book II of the Environment Code.

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