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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Fixed fees

Article A444-46

Where the acts, formalities or requests relate to a specific pecuniary obligation, the fixed emoluments indicated in sub-sections 1 to 3 of this section shall be multiplied by the following coefficien…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Allocation of the resources of the inter-municipal equalisation fund.

Article R2573-46

The Local Finance Committee may decide to allocate a second share of the fund to municipalities to finance investments or cover operating expenses for projects of municipal interest.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Consultation of voters

Article R5211-46

As soon as the counting of the votes in each commune is complete, the minutes, approved and signed, are taken by two members of the polling station to the polling station constituted as a centralising…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Accounting

Article D4425-46

The payment mandate must be issued in the name of the original creditor.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D7124-46

The operating expenses of the Customary Grand Council are borne by the State. The secretariat of the Grand Customary Council is provided by the services of the State representative in French Guiana.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Explosion prevention

Article R4227-46

The employer shall assess the risks created or likely to be created by explosive atmospheres, taking into account at least: 1° The probability that explosive atmospheres may occur and persist; 2° The…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: The full quality assurance system

Article R4313-46

When assessing the quality system, the notified body shall consider that the elements of the quality system which comply with the relevant harmonized standard satisfy the corresponding requirements of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Special provisions applicable to work equipment used for lifting loads

Article R4323-46

When it exceeds a height set by joint order of the ministers responsible for labour and agriculture, the use in the open air of work equipment used for lifting non-guided loads ceases as soon as the d…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Informing the authorities about risk prevention

Article R4411-46

The body referred to in article L. 4411-4 and the administrative authorities shall take all necessary steps to ensure that the information in their possession which has been reported to them as fallin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Individual monitoring and additional examinations

Article R4412-46

Each worker is informed by the occupational physician of the results and interpretation of the general and additional medical examinations he or she has undergone.

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