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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Powers exercised on behalf of the State.

Article L2122-30

The mayor, or whoever replaces him, is required to legalise any signature affixed in his presence by one of his constituents known to him, or accompanied by two known witnesses. Handwritten signatures…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Powers exercised on behalf of the State.

Article L2122-31

In accordance with 1° of article 16 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the mayor and deputy mayors have the status of judicial police officers.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Powers exercised on behalf of the State.

Article L2122-34

In the event that the mayor, as an agent of the State, refuses or neglects to perform any of the acts required of him by law, the representative of the State in the department may, after having reques…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Powers exercised on behalf of the State.

Article L2122-33

The special deputy mentioned in article L. 2122-3 performs the duties of a civil registrar and may be responsible for enforcing police laws and regulations in the part of the commune for which he has…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Indexation

Article L112-3

By way of derogation from the provisions of article L. 112-1 and the first and second paragraphs of article L. 112-2 and in accordance with procedures defined by decree, the following may be indexed t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Role of the social and economic committee

Article L1233-57-16

If the social and economic committee wishes to participate in the search for a buyer, the employer shall give it access, at its request, to the information mentioned in 4° to 6° of article L. 1233-57-…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4a: Compensation for victims of benfluorex

Article L1142-24-5

If it finds that there is a functional deficit attributable to benfluorex, the College of Experts will issue an opinion on the circumstances, causes, nature and extent of the damage and on the liabili…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: National protocols

Article L4011-3

…tegy, promotion and deployment of inter-professional cooperation. It proposes a list of national protocols to be drawn up and deployed throughout France, supports healthcare professionals in developin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Retirement.

Article L1237-5-1

…sibility of compulsory retirement of an employee at an age lower than that set out in 1° of article L. 351-8 of the Social Security Code may be signed or extended.Agreements concluded and extended pri…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Contracts with healthcare service providers

Article L1435-5-4

The regional health agencies may enter into a contract with the organisations mentioned inarticle L. 111-1 of the Mutual Health Code and the doctors employed by these organisations, on the basis of wh…

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