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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I : Urban Community

Article R5821-1

The provisions of chapter 5 of Title I of Book II of this part.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article R5321-1

Changes to the territorial boundaries of communes made pursuant to article L. 5321-2 are subject to the provisions of articles L. 2112-7 to L. 2112-10.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Intercommunal agreements, conventions and conferences

Article R5815-1

In the case of the creation of a trade union commission, the Minister of the Interior exercises the powers of the Prefect.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to elected employees

Article R7125-18

Assembly councillors who are employees must, when they wish to take the training leave referred to in article L. 7125-13, submit his request in writing to his employer at least thirty days in advance,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
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Article R7111-1

The capital of the territorial collectivity of French Guiana is Cayenne.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Single chapter

Article R7211-1

The capital of the territorial collectivity of Martinique is set at Fort-de-France.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Thermal environment

Article R4223-13

…perated in such a way as to maintain a suitable temperature and not to give rise to any noxious fumes.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Space heating

Article R4227-16

Liquid fuels with a flash point below 55°C may not be used for heating.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Clearances

Article R4216-11

…nce to be covered to reach a staircase on an upper floor or in a basement is never more than forty metres. A staircase leading to the ground floor must be less than twenty metres from an exit to the o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Smoke extraction

Article R4216-15

…e case of mechanical smoke extraction, the extraction rate is calculated on the basis of one cubic metre per second per 100 square metres.

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