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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Communal property and establishments

Article L2544-16

Objections to decisions of the mayor or decisions of the municipal council concerning the use of public institutions and establishments of the commune or the enjoyment of communal property are, insofa…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Deliberations.

Article L3121-16

A departmental councillor unable to attend a meeting may give a voting delegation for that meeting to another member of the departmental assembly. A departmental councillor may receive only one delega…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Responsibilities

Article L4422-16

I. - On its own initiative or at the request of the Executive Council, or at the request of the Prime Minister, the Assembly of Corsica may submit proposals to amend or adapt regulatory provisions in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Transport

Article L4424-16

The Corsican local authority is responsible for organising the interdepartmental links provided for by the provisions relating to collective transport services in the sustainable development and plann…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Budgets and accounts

Article L4425-16

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Changes relating to powers.

Article L5211-16

Public establishments for inter-communal cooperation with competence in town planning matters are, on the proposal of the vendors, authorised to acquire, in return for the payment of a life annuity, p…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Penalties

Article L621-16

Where the AMF Enforcement Committee has imposed a financial penalty that has become final before the criminal court has given a final ruling on related facts, the criminal court may order that the fin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Implementing provisions

Article L3334-16

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the terms and conditions for the application of this chapter.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Enlarged health, safety and working conditions committee

Article L4523-16

Employees of external companies who sit or have sat as staff representatives on an extended health, safety and working conditions committee are bound by an obligation of discretion with regard to info…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Inter-company occupational health and prevention services.

Article L4622-16

The director of the inter-company occupational health and prevention service implements, in conjunction with the multidisciplinary occupational health team and under the authority of the chairman, the…

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