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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article D752-8

Article D. 313-2 is applicable in New Caledonia as amended by Decree no. 2016-884 of 29 June 2016.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Conditions for exercising departmental mandates

Article L3123-11

In addition to the leave of absence and credit for hours provided for in articles L. 3123-1 and L. 3123-2, members of the departmental council who are employees are entitled to training leave. This le…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Conditions for exercising regional mandates

Article L4135-11

In addition to the leave of absence and credit for hours provided for in articles L. 4135-1 and L. 4135-2, members of the regional council who are employees are entitled to training leave. This leave…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operating conditions

Article R1132-5-2

…The general conditions of intervention of the genetic counsellor within the multidisciplinary team; 2° The procedures for the transmission of information between the genetic counsellor and the qualifi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General justification for categories of medical procedures using ionising radiation

Article R1333-46

…techniques with the same objective but involving no exposure or less exposure to ionising radiation;2° The benefits and risks for children and pregnant or breast-feeding women;3° The possible benefits…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to departmental and territorial fire and rescue services

Article L1424-8

Without prejudice to the provisions of article L. 2216-2, the transfer of management competencies provided for by this chapter to the benefit of the departmental or territorial fire and rescue service…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Testing for asbestos fibre concentration.

Article R4724-14

…ork determines : 1° The conditions for measuring dust levels in processes carried out by companies; 2° The conditions for checking compliance with the occupational exposure limit value; 3° The conditi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial provisions

Article L5211-28-1

…pursuant to I of D of article 44 of the Finance Act for 1999 (no. 98-1266 of 30 December 1998) and 2° bis of II of article 1648 B of the General Tax Code as it stood prior to the Finance Act for 2004…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L8224-5

…are liable to : 1° A fine, under the conditions set out inarticle 131-38 of the French Penal Code ; 2° The penalties mentioned in 1° to 5°, 8° and 12° of article 131-39 of the same code. The ban provi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supplementary provisions

Article D3142-57

…requesting the leave reaches the following proportion: 1° Less than 50 employees: one beneficiary ; 2° 50 to 99 employees: two beneficiaries; 3° 100 to 199 employees: three beneficiaries; 4° 200 to 49…

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