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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Local semi-public companies

Article L1862-1

I.-The provisions of Title II of Book V of Part One mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, insofar as they apply to communes and their groupings, are applicable to semi-public companies…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Combating alcoholism and smoking.

Article L3822-4

Title I of Book V of this Part shall apply in the Territory of Wallis and Futuna as amended by Order No 2016-623 of 19 May 2016 transposing Directive 2014/40/EU on the manufacture, presentation and sa…

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

Article L2241-5

Deliberations by which the administrative boards responsible for the management of communal public establishments change in whole or in part the allocation of premises or immovable or movable objects…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Control officers.

Article L6361-5

Without prejudice to the specific remit of the inspection bodies responsible for the establishments concerned, the inspections provided for in this Title are carried out by the Labour Inspectorate ins…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative penalties

Article L241-2

In the contracts mentioned in article L. 212-1, the presence of one or more unfair terms covered by the decree issued pursuant to the fourth paragraph of Article L. 212-1 is punishable by an administr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Regional Intervention Fund

Article L1435-8

A regional intervention fund finances, by decision of the regional health agencies, actions, experiments and, where appropriate, structures contributing to :1° Promoting health and preventing illness,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article L7125-14

Travel, subsistence and teaching expenses are eligible for reimbursement.Losses of income suffered by the elected member as a result of exercising his right to training under this section shall be com…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Hygiene of buildings and built-up areas.

Article L1331-10

All discharges of non-domestic wastewater into the public sewerage system must be authorised in advance by the mayor or, where responsibility for sewerage at the point of discharge has been transferre…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Admission to psychiatric care at the request of a third party or in the event of imminent danger

Article L3212-9

The director of the establishment decides to lift the psychiatric care measure when this is requested : 1° By the departmental psychiatric care commission mentioned in article L. 3222-5 ; 2° By one of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Other powers

Article L784-10

…e application of the articles mentioned in the table above: 1° References to the units mentioned in…

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