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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Deliberations.

Article L3121-17

…e decentralised services of the State, are made available under the conditions laid down in article L. 311-9 of the code of relations between the public and the administration.The provisions of this a…

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

Article L3441-4

…the Republic, agreements with one or more States, territories or regional bodies defined in article L. 3441-3. When this authorisation is granted, the authorities of the Republic are, at their request…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Conditions for exercising metropolitan mandates

Article L3632-3

…illor are determined by applying the maximum rate of 70% to the reference term mentioned in Article L. 3632-1.The Metropolitan Council may, under conditions set by its internal regulations, reduce the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Publicity and entry into force

Article L4141-4

…equest communication of the acts taken in the name of the region which are not mentioned in article L. 4141-2. The representative of the State may only refer them to the administrative court, within a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER Ia : The regional plan for economic development, innovation and internationalisation

Article L4251-14

…presentation and discussion within the territorial conference on public action mentioned in article L. 1111-9-1, with the consular chambers and with the regional chamber for the social economy. It is…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 8: Terms and conditions of office

Article L4422-46

…bly of Corsica is determined by applying the rate of 60% to the reference term mentioned in Article L. 4135-15; 2° The duties of president and member of the executive council are assimilated, as regar…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Implementation within the company.

Article L3322-2

…s. The same applies to undertakings constituting an economic and social unit referred to in article L. 2313-8 and comprising at least fifty employees. The basis, methods of calculation, as well as the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Content of agreements.

Article L3323-2

…of 9 November 2010 on pension reform must be brought into compliance with this article and article L. 3323-3 by 1 January 2013 at the latest.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Offences committed by the employer or his delegate.

Article L4741-2

When one of the offences listed in article L. 4741-1, which has caused death or injury under the conditions defined in articles 221-6, 222-19 and 222-20 of the French Penal Code or, unintentionally, i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Requests for checks, measurements and analyses.

Article L4722-1

The labour inspector referred to in Article L. 8112-1 may, under conditions determined by decree of the Conseil d'Etat, ask the employer to have technical inspections carried out, consisting in partic…

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