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

Article L4331-2-1

…gion and to the territorial collectivity of Corsica, pursuant to I of Article 52 of Finance Act no. 2004-1484 of 30 December 2004 for 2005 and I of l'article 40 de la loi n° 2005-1719 du 30 décembre 2…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 10: Rights of the seller of furniture, claims and restitutions.

Article R641-32-1

The property mentioned in article L. 624-19 which is not the subject of a repossession under the conditions provided for by this text may be sold. The provisions of the first paragraph of article R. 6…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Compensation

Article R7226-24

…ce that may be allocated to a councillor at the Assembly of Martinique, pursuant to Article L. 7227-19.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Local conciliation commission.

Article R6142-22

Articles R. 6142-19 to R. 6142-21 apply to any difficulties that may arise between the contracting parties when drawing up, revising or applying the regulations attached to the agreements referred to…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section X: Special provisions applicable to mining-related property damage

Article R421-73

…submit a claim for compensation to the guarantee fund by registered letter or electronic registered mail, return receipt requested, within six months of the date on which the damage occurred.However,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Revitalisation by companies subject to the obligation to offer redeployment leave

Article D1233-38

…proceeds with a mass redundancy or a collective agreement termination mentioned in article L. 1237-19, the prefect(s) in the department(s) of the employment area(s) concerned shall inform it, within…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Staff transfers

Article L1424-14

Volunteer firefighters belonging to a communal or inter-communal fire brigade serving a main rescue centre or a rescue centre on the date of promulgation of law n° 96-369 of 3 May 1996 relating to fir…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article ANNEXE, art. 43

…ticles 4 and 16 of the Empire law of 20 May 1898 on court fees and article 9 of the decree of 9 May 1947 relating to the fees and emoluments of postulant lawyers in the departments of Haut-Rhin, Bas-R…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Working hours, rest periods and holidays.

Article L3422-4

For the application in Mayotte of articles L. 3141-13 and L. 3141-23, the words: "from 1st May to 31st October" are replaced by the words: "from 1st July to 31st December".

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Power of discharge.

Article R112-2

…tender status of euro coins are set out in Article 11 of Council Regulation (EC) No 974-98 of 3 May 1998 on the introduction of the euro.

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