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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Financial provisions

Article R4425-5

When the aforementioned draft interministerial order is referred to the commission, it shall give its opinion within two months of the date of receipt of the draft by the chairman..

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of mandates at the Assembly of French Guyana

Article R7125-5

…to teaching bodies or job categories who benefit from a credit of hours in accordance with article L. 7125-2 is adjusted at the beginning of the school year. The duration of the credit hours is divid…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Technical requirements during building and civil engineering works.

Article R4535-5

During work involving the risk of drowning as referred to in Article R. 4534-136, self-employed workers and employers working directly on a building or civil engineering site must wear lifejackets.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to practice within internal-use pharmacies

Article R5126-5

The holder of evidence of formal qualifications as a pharmacist issued by a Member State of the European Union or another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area who: 1° On 1 June 2…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Fields of activity covered by national cost studies

Article R6113-53

The national cost studies referred to in Article L. 6113-11 may cover the following fields of activity:1° The activities mentioned in 1° of article R. 162-33 of the Social Security Code; 2° The activi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for setting up and running health centres

Article D6323-5

…of the patient as well as, where applicable, that of the trusted support person defined in article L. 1111-6 and that of the person to be notified.The content of this file guarantees the traceability…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Staff

Article R621-56

…ion may include a variable component designed to reward effort and performance. Pursuant to Article L. 3312-2 of the Labour Code, the Autorité des marchés financiers may apply Chapters I and II of Tit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Setting tariffs

Article A444-53

The services listed in Table 5 of Article Appendix 4-7 give rise to the collection of fees set in accordance with the respective provisions of subsections 1 and 2 of this section.These emoluments are…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: The Borough Council

Article R2511-5

Concordant decisions by the municipal council and all the arrondissement councils set out, within the framework of the regulations in force, the terms and criteria according to which the mayor of the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Setting tariffs

Article A444-58

The fees provided for in this section are : 1° In the case of emoluments, are affected by a coefficient equal to 1 or 5/ 7e respectively, depending on whether they apply to a deed received en minute o…

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