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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE X: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF MARTINIQUE

Article L72-101-14

…3° An aggregated presentation of the results for the last known financial year for the main budget and the local authority's ancillary budgets. This document is attached to the administrative account…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE X: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF MARTINIQUE

Article L72-101-10

…ted in full at the earliest budgetary decision following the approval of the administrative account and, in any event, before the close of the following financial year. The allocation decision taken b…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules governing the availability of employee rights.

Article L3324-10

…n of the special profit-sharing reserve. However, a collective agreement which, pursuant to article L. 3324-2, establishes a profit-sharing scheme with a calculation basis different from that establis…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Temporary stoppage of work or activity.

Article L4731-1

The Labour Inspectorate monitoring officer referred to in Article L. 8112-1 may take any appropriate measures to immediately remove a worker who has not withdrawn from a situation of serious and immin…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Right of withdrawal applicable to distance and off-premises contracts

Article L221-18

…ing to give any reason for his decision or bear any costs other than those provided for in Articles L. 221-23 to L. 221-25. The period mentioned in the first paragraph runs from the day: 1° Of the con…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Monitoring weekly rest periods.

Article L3172-1

…er which the employer must notify the Labour Inspectorate monitoring officer referred to in article L. 8112-1 of the implementation of exceptions to the weekly rest period.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Trainee working conditions.

Article L6343-1

…ration of their presence in the company as part of one of the training courses mentioned in article L. 6313-1, trainees who do not have an employment contract benefit from the provisions of this code…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Proceedings with compulsory representation.

Article 911

Subject to the penalties provided for in articles 905-2 and 908 to 910, the pleadings are notified to the parties' lawyers within the time limit for their delivery to the court registry. Subject to th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Multiannual agreements on objectives and resources

Article L6114-1-1

The multiannual contract of objectives and resources referred to in article L. 6114-1 which includes clauses relating to a contribution to the health support of the armed forces in application of arti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Legal proceedings.

Article L1144-1

When a dispute arises over the application of the provisions of Articles L. 1142-1 and L. 1142-2, an applicant for a job, a work placement or a period of training, or an employee, presents evidence su…

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