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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: POWERS OF THE TERRITORIAL TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF MARTINIQUE

Article L7252-2

The Assembly of Martinique is consulted on draft laws, ordinances or decrees containing provisions for adapting the legislative regime and administrative organisation of the territorial collectivity o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: The departments and units referred to in article 15-1

Article R15-26-1

The automated road traffic offence recording centre constitutes a joint service within which the officers and agents of the judicial police of the national police and gendarmerie carry out their usual…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: French regulated markets.

Article R421-1

Where the AMF has appointed an agent without an adversarial procedure, in accordance with the provisions of the third paragraph of Article L. 421-3, it shall immediately inform the market undertaking…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Model agency licence.

Article L7123-15

Model agencies shall take all necessary measures to guarantee the defence of the interests of the models they employ and to avoid situations of conflict of interest.A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shal…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Appeals to the Court of Cassation

Article R1462-1

The industrial tribunal will rule at last instance: 1° When the total value of the claims of none of the parties exceeds the jurisdictional rate set by decree; 2° When the claim is for the delivery, e…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R1331-15

The health and hygiene rules laid down by this section apply to residential premises, as well as to the surroundings of these premises and to the common areas of multi-family residential buildings. Th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R1233-17

The

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R1233-19

The operation and resources of the social administration committee are governed by the provisions of article 81, I of article 83, articles 84 and 85, I of article 87, articles 88 and 89, the first fiv…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Employee Rights Commission

Article R1233-26-5

The operation and resources of the Employees' Rights Commission are governed by the provisions set out in Articles 81, 84 and 85, the first seven paragraphs of Article 88, the first two paragraphs of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions (R)

Article R2223-50

Agents, appointed or confirmed in their post, who perform or have performed one of the functions referred to in articles R. 2223-42, R. 2223-43 and R. 2223-44 for a period of twelve months from 10 May…

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