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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Reimbursement of expenses

Article R7227-28

Assembly councillors and executive councillors with disabilities referred to in the second paragraph of Article L. 7227-23 and covered by the provisions of Articles L. 5213-1 and L. 5213-2 of the Labo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: General provisions relating to elections to the disciplinary boards of New Caledonia and French Polynesia

Article D4443-26

…may have only one circular sent to the electorate on a sheet of paper no larger than 210 x 297 mm ;2° This circular, written in French, may only be devoted to the presentation of the tandem of candid…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Working hours and rest periods

Article R7124-29

During school periods, the employment of a child aged between six and sixteen in a modelling activity and the preliminary selection with a view to carrying out this activity may only be authorised on…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Emergency department structure

Article D6124-24

…ts admitted to the emergency department: 1° Imaging equipment and competent imaging professionals ; 2° To medical biology analyses and to competent medical biology professionals. In each case, the res…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article R17-1

…der investigation of any orders subjecting the latter to one of the obligations provided for in 1°, 2°, 3°, 4°, 8°, 9°, 12°, 14° and 17° of Article 138, as well as any orders abolishing, amending or d…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Community of communes

Article L5214-23

…dant deliberations taken under the conditions provided for in the first paragraph of the same I (1);2° The income from the movable or immovable property of the communauté de communes;3° The sums it re…

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

Article L3422-5

…f order no. 2002-411 of 27 March 2002 relating to health and social protection in Mayotte ; b) A of 2° does not apply; c) In b of 2°, the word "And" is deleted.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 14: Nuclear medicine activities

Article R6123-137-1

…ter also apply to holders of a nuclear medicine authorisation with mention B, with the exception of 2° of article R. 6123-91-1, I and III of article R. 6123-91-3 and article R. 6123-91-12.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Tasks and general provisions

Article R114-1

…ed. As part of their participation in the national network dedicated to elite sport provided for in 2° of article L. 114-2, they may contribute to observation, research or development work, produce an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions applicable to certain categories of workers.

Article L5523-6

Foreign nationals who enter Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon in order to work there for a period of less than or equal to three months in a field included on the list set by the decree adopted for the applica…

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