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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I : Name

Article L4121-1

The name of a region is changed by decree in the Conseil d'Etat after consultation with the regional council and the departmental councils concerned. The modification of the name of a region may be re…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Cooperation and exchanges of information with the authorities of other Member States of the European Union or other States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L632-3

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and the Autorité des marchés financiers may only use information they receive that is covered by professional secrecy for the performance of their…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions for publication and dissemination of job offers.

Article L5332-5

Decrees in the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the conditions for the application of this chapter, in particular the conditions for the use of nominative information that bodies carrying out investment…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Building and public works companies out of work due to bad weather.

Article L5424-19

A decree shall determine the procedures for the application of this section, in particular the conditions under which disputes arising from its application may be submitted to joint conciliation bodie…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Pricing and approval.

Article L5123-7

In order to avoid wasting medicines and without infringing on the freedom of medical prescriptions, special arrangements may be laid down by decree for the supply of medicines to beneficiaries of a he…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Powers.

Article L5214-22

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat sets the conditions under which competences previously exercised by a syndicate of communes included in whole or in part within the perimeter of the community or encompa…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Accounting and financial rules

Article R514-37

The provisions of decree no. 64-1183 of 27 November 1964 relating to the replacement or reimbursement of damaged, destroyed, lost or stolen government bonds apply to savings bonds issued by municipal…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions

Article R3143-2-1

Failure to comply with the provisions of articles L. 3142-36 to L. 3142-41, relating to mutual training leave, as well as those of the decrees issued for their application, is punishable by a third-cl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition of the Agency and Working Conditions Committee and procedures for electing and appointing its members

Article R1432-83-6

The Agency and Working Conditions Committee intervenes when an employee makes use of the right to alert or the right to withdraw in accordance with articles 5-5 and 5-6 of the above-mentioned decree o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Second-hand equipment

Article R4312-2-1

Used agricultural or forestry tractors and their technical units, systems or components are subject to decree no. 2005-1236 of 30 September 2005 on the rules, requirements and procedures applicable to…

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