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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Regional health agency.

Article L6431-4

The Health Agency is responsible for health protection in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands:1. It draws up a public health programme taking into account the health priorities established…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Organisation and operation

Article L5621-4

The interregional agreement exercises the competences listed in the founding decision on behalf of the member regions. It ensures the coherence of the programmes of the member regions.As such, it may…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Organisation and operation

Article L5721-4

The provisions of Title III of Book I of Part Three relating to legality control and the publicity and entry into force of the acts of the departmental authorities are applicable to the mixed syndicat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Chapter I: Status and missions

Article R1231-4

As part of its monitoring and alert role, the agency implements: 1° Observation of urban policy and regional planning policy; > 2° Forward-looking and strategic thinking for territories, particularly…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I : Public service delegations

Article D1411-4

The lists may include fewer names than there are seats of titular members and substitutes to be filled. In the event of a tie, the seat goes to the list that has obtained the highest number of votes.…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Parole application procedure

Article D527-4

The commission mentioned in article D. 527-3 is referred to by the Sentence Enforcement Court when it is required to rule on the granting of conditional release if it has not already been referred to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application

Article D3311-4

Employees of an employers' group that has not set up a profit-sharing scheme may benefit from the profit-sharing scheme set up in each of the companies in the group to which they are seconded if the a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article D3661-4

For budgets voted by nature, the budget article corresponds to the most detailed subdivision of the nomenclature defined by the decree provided for in Article L. 3661-5, supplemented, for programmes,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General rules for extension and enlargement

Article D2261-4-4

Within two months of its referral, the group of experts submits a report to the Minister responsible for labour on the economic and social effects likely to result from the extension of the agreement…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Standards

Article D4622-47-4

The principles and reference systems mentioned in the last paragraph of Article L. 4622-9-3 are set out and implemented, in application of the provisions of this sub-section, in specifications laid do…

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