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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
BOOK VI: LYON METROPOLITAN AREA

Article L3621-1

The territorial limits of metropolitan Lyon set out in Article L. 3611-1 are modified by law, after consultation with the metropolitan council, the municipal councils of the interested communes and th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: LEGAL REGIME FOR ACTS ADOPTED BY REGIONAL AUTHORITIES

Article L4141-1

…the attention of the interested parties in accordance with the conditions laid down in this article and, for the acts mentioned in article L. 4141-2, as soon as they have been transmitted to the repre…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGETS AND ACCOUNTS

Article L4313-1

The adopted budget and administrative account are made public. The place where the documents are made available to the public is the regional headquarters. These documents may also be made available t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Amendments to the Articles of Association

Article L5211-18

I. - Without prejudice to the provisions of article L. 5215-40, the perimeter of the public intercommunal cooperation establishment may subsequently be extended, by order of the State representative(s…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Amendments to the Articles of Association

Article L5211-19

…except in the case of an urban community or a metropolis, under the conditions laid down in article L. 5211-25-1, with the consent of the deliberative body of the establishment. In the absence of an a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Public health and environmental whistleblowing

Article L4133-1

…ter II of Title I of Law 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 on transparency, the fight against corruption and the modernisation of economic life, workers shall immediately alert the employer if they believe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Sanitary facilities, catering and accommodation.

Article L4228-1

Notwithstanding articles L. 1111-2 and L. 1111-3, for the application of chapter VIII of title II of book II of part four of the regulatory part, a decree in the Conseil d'Etat sets the conditions und…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Special training and adaptation measures.

Article L4142-1

…stablishments with the assistance, where appropriate, of the professional bodies for health, safety and working conditions provided for in article L. 4643-1 and the prevention services of the regional…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Special fire and rescue provisions.

Article L4525-1

…the application of the other measures provided for in this Code relating to the prevention of fires and explosions, appropriate human and material resources for prevention, fire-fighting and rescue sh…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Building and civil engineering operations.

Article L4744-1

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