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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV bis : The Great Customary Council of the Amerindian and Bushinenge populations

Article L7124-19

…of the Customary Grand Council of the Amerindian and Bushinenge populations, the territorial collectivity of French Guiana may create a public establishment for cultural and environmental cooperation,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Conciliation procedure.

Article L2522-6

…the conditions provided for in Chapter III, or to the arbitration procedure provided for in Chapter IV if both parties so agree.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Promissory notes.

Article L512-2

…in I of Article L. 512-1 is not valid as a promissory note, except in the cases specified in II to IV of Article L. 512-1.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General organisation.

Article L6141-6

…nt of the prison administration is set up as a public health establishment, the provisions of Title IV of the general regulations governing civil servants shall apply to permanent or probationary civi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Single integration contract

Article L5522-2-1

…or mentioned in Article L. 5134-21, the employment support contract defined by Section 2 of Chapter IV of Title III of Book I of this Part;"2° For employers in the commercial sector mentioned in artic…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Preventive recovery plans

Article R613-44

The decisions referred to in VII of Article L. 613-37 and IV of Article L. 613-37-1 shall be notified within seventy-two hours of their adoption. Reasons shall be given for such decisions.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application

Article D2621-1

…nt-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon:1° The criteria for trade union representativeness, set out in Chapter I of Title II of Book I ;2° The conditions of validity for negotiating a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Composition

Article R621-7

…ce, the Chairman of the Commission shall entrust one of the other members falling under 1° or 2° of IV of Article L. 621-2 with the task of chairing the plenary session. In the event of absence, the c…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Bonuses

Article R2172-5

Where the purchaser is not subject to Book IV or where it does not organise a design contest, economic operators who have submitted services that comply with the consultation documents are awarded a p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 7: Amount of the surcharge and recovery of the unpaid parking charge

Article R2333-120-17-1

…March 2011 is the authorising officer responsible for issuing the enforcement order provided for in IV of Article L. 2333-87.

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