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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D2224-3

…the same timeframe to the consultative commission for local public services provided for in article L. 1413-1.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article D5217-15

For the application of article L. 5217-10-12, when the investment section of the budget shows a surplus, the following may be taken back into the operating section:proceeds from the sale of a fixed as…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Social security

Article D7125-33

…o determine the amount of the functional allowances to be awarded to him in accordance with Article L. 7125-26. In the event of an overpayment, the local authority will proceed to recover the undue am…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Authorisation of training centres for hospital pharmacy assistants and approval of their directors

Article D4244-1

The authorisation referred to in Article L. 4244-2 is issued for a period of five years by the President of the Regional Council, after obtaining the opinion of the Director General of the Regional He…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions required to practise as an orthopaedic technician

Article D4364-10-1

Notwithstanding the provisions of articles D. 4364-7 to D. 4364-10, the following may practise the professions of orthoprosthetist, chiropodist, ocularist, epithesist or orthopaedic orthotist:1° Pract…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article D2311-14

For the application of Article L. 2311-6, when the investment section of the budget shows a surplus, the following may be taken back to the operating section:- the proceeds from the sale of a fixed as…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Constitution and organisation of the medical reserve

Article D3132-3

…ificate specifies whether the person concerned meets the immunisation conditions set out in article L. 3111-4. Recognition of medical fitness for an activity in the armed forces health service, the he…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article D3661-14

For the application of Article L. 3661-12, when the investment section of the budget shows a surplus, the following may be written back to the operating section:- the proceeds from the sale of a fixed…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article D48-2-5

…public prosecutor either at the end of the hearing or under the conditions provided for in article D. 48-2-4 refers to the conviction and the warrant issued by the criminal court or the assize court,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Salary

Article D6222-28-2

…ualification which is the subject of the contract, in application of the third paragraph of article L. 6222-7-1, the minimum wage applicable during the extension is that corresponding to the last year…

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