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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI: Provisions specific to French Guiana

Article L4436-2

The composition, the conditions of appointment or designation of the members of the Consultative Council for Amerindian and Bushinenge Populations, its organisation and its operating rules shall be la…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Procedures relating to first names

Article 1055-2

Where the public prosecutor opposes the change of first name pursuant to the provisions of the last paragraph of article 60 of the Civil Code, the claim is brought against him before the family affair…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IV: Consent to medically assisted procreation

Article 1157-2

The couple or unmarried woman who has recourse to medically assisted procreation requiring the intervention of a third-party donor, as provided for in article 342-10 of the Civil Code , consents to th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Agreements relating to unemployment insurance.

Article L5422-20

…exception of the articles of this section, 5° of article L. 5422-9, articles L. 5422-10, L. 5422-14 to L. 5422-16 and article L. 5422-25, are the subject of agreements concluded between representative…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Agreements relating to unemployment insurance.

Article L5422-21

…provisions of the agreement binding on all employers and employees within the professional and territorial scope of the agreement.Approval is granted for the duration of the agreement's validity.Agree…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Agreements relating to unemployment insurance.

Article L5422-23

Where the agreement provided for in article L. 5422-20 has not been signed by all the representative employers' and employees' organisations, the Prime Minister may approve it in accordance with a pro…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Agreements relating to unemployment insurance.

Article L5422-22

To be approved, the agreements mentioned in article L. 5422-20 must have been negotiated and concluded at national and cross-industry level between representative employers' and employees' organisatio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Agreements relating to unemployment insurance.

Article L5422-24

…may not be less than 10% of the amount of the aforementioned resources, a global contribution paid to the "Operation and investment" section and to the "Intervention" section of the Pôle emploi budge…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Access to continuing vocational training.

Article L6312-2

…rtner spouse mentioned inarticle L. 121-4 of the Commercial Code, personally benefit from the right to continuing professional training. The same right is available to unemployed workers.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Access to personal health information.

Article R1111-2

The applicant may choose to obtain the information requested from the health professional or health institution, either by consulting it on site, with copies of documents being provided where appropri…

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