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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article D5217-5

For budgets voted by nature, the budget article corresponds to the most detailed subdivision of the nomenclature defined by the decree provided for in Article L. 5217-10-5, supplemented, for programme…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation and operation

Article D4632-5

The employment adviser is appointed and retained by agreement, depending on the case, between the employer and the social and economic committee or between the employers and the inter-company committe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Public policy

Article D3141-5

The employer shall notify employees of the period of paid leave at least two months before the start of the period.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article D112-5

To carry out its missions, the museum: 1° Designs, develops and operates permanent or temporary exhibitions, on its own premises and in other suitable venues, in France and abroad; 2° Manages a centre…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Staff reports and monitoring of the judicial activities of judicial police officers (Provisions adopted for the application of articles 13, 16, 19-1, 224 to 230 and R. 14 to R. 15-6 of the Code of Criminal Procedure)

Article D44-5

In the event of the temporary unavailability of the magistrate whose duties are defined in articles 230-9,230-14 and 230-24, these are exercised by the senior prosecuting magistrate who is a member of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Industrial tribunal members

Article D1423-58

The allowances provided for in articles D. 1423-56 and D. 1423-57 are paid on a monthly basis after the registrar, who is responsible for collecting information, verifying and certifying applications…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Judgment

Article D45-2-5

Failure to comply with the one-month time limit provided for in 2° of Article D. 45-2-3 or the four-month period provided for in article D. 45-2-4 does not constitute a ground of nullity preventing th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and implementation arrangements

Article D1271-5

The third parties mentioned in Article L. 1273-6 or the bodies representing them may enter into an agreement with the Agence Centrale des Organismes de Sécurité Sociale and the Minister responsible fo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single section: Notification, publication and filing

Article D2231-5

The departmental service responsible for depositing collective labour agreements is the one in whose jurisdiction they were concluded.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Designation procedures and arrangements

Article D1413-52

National centres of reference, "associated national centres of reference-laboratories" and "national centres of reference-expert laboratories" carry out their missions within the framework of agreemen…

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