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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Measures taken by sports federations and event organisers

Article R232-98-3

When the relevant Federation or the organiser responsible for an Event imposes a suspension on a Team, under the conditions set out in IV of article L. 232-23-5, the period of suspension shall begin o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter X: Information for employees in the event of the sale of their company

Article L23-10-9

Information may be provided to employees by any means, specified by regulation, likely to make the date of its receipt by the employees certain. When information is provided by registered letter with…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Replacement management support service

Article R1435-9-60

…icle L. 1435-4-5, this support service is available to all replacement doctors. This system is applicable to the territorial medical practitioner replacement contract.

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Article Annexe 9-2

Jurisdictions with jurisdiction in overseas collectivities and New Caledonia to hear cases pursuant to article L. 610-1 or article L. 621-5 in the version applicable to French Polynesia of the procedu…

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Article Annexe 9-3

Jurisdictions with jurisdiction in the overseas collectivities and New Caledonia to hear cases pursuant to article L. 610-1 or article L. 621-5 in the version applicable to French Polynesia of the pro…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Financial regime (R)

Article R2221-90-1

…financial year, when the result of the operating section, the financing requirement or, where applicable, the surplus of the investment section and the forecast appropriation are carried forward, und…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Provisions relating to interdepartmental public fire and rescue establishments

Article L1424-57

Under the authority of the chairman of the board of directors, the director of the public interdepartmental fire and rescue establishment ensures the administrative and financial management of the est…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Provisions relating to interdepartmental public fire and rescue establishments

Article L1424-51

Many departmental fire and rescue services may decide, by concordant deliberations of their boards of directors, to create an interdepartmental public fire and rescue establishment. The creation of th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Provisions relating to interdepartmental public fire and rescue establishments

Article L1424-52

…Informing the public and raising awareness of risks affecting the safety of people and property;e) Carrying out studies and research.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Provisions relating to interdepartmental public fire and rescue establishments

Article L1424-56

…ices of the department in which the headquarters of the interdepartmental public establishment is located.

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