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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Powers of the Executive Council

Article LO6353-4

…ork;2° Authorisation for land use or occupation;3° Appointment to functional posts in the community;4° Exercise of the right of pre-emption under the conditions defined in article LO 6314-7;5° Approva…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Travel expenses

Article A444-48

The travel expenses mentioned in a of 3° of I of article Annexe 4-8 shall be subject to a flat-rate reimbursement: 1° Equal to thirty-two times the 1st class rail mileage tax for each document served,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment

Article R4362-4

…3° The terms and conditions under which an adaptation period, an aptitude test or both are required;4° The procedures for organising and assessing the adaptation period;5° The information to be provid…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts.

Article R4342-4

…scribed by the doctor; 2° Irrigate the eye and instil eye drops; 3° Collecting lacrimal secretions; 4° Carry out training sessions in the handling and fitting of ocular contact lenses and scleral lens…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Calculation of sums entered in the automatic cinema distribution account

Article 222-4

…for the fraction of the box office takings generated by a work of less than or equal to €307,500;- 140% for the fraction of the box office takings generated by a work of more than €307,500 and less th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to French Polynesia and New Caledonia

Article L354-4

…ble in French Polynesia and New Caledonia, subject to the adaptations provided for in articles L. 354-1 and L. 354-5, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table belo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Explosion prevention

Article R4227-46

…e installations, substances and preparations used, the processes and any interactions between them; 4° The extent of the foreseeable consequences of an explosion.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L732-4

When the house arrest has been decreed pursuant to 1°, 2°, 3°, 4° or 5° of article L. 731-3, it may not exceed a period of six months.It may be renewed once, within the same time limit. However, in th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Supplementary allowance.

Article R3423-4

When the additional allowance provided for in article L. 3423-9 is paid, the employee is given a document indicating: 1° The rate of the minimum growth wage; 2° The number of hours corresponding to th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application

Article R4451-4

…mines, the environment and agriculture sets out the list of specific workplaces mentioned in b of 4° of article R. 4451-1, as well as the specific procedures for applying articles R. 4451-14, R. 445…

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