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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Judgment of compulsory liquidation.

Article L641-11-1

I. - Notwithstanding any legal provision or any contractual clause, no indivisibility, termination or resolution of a contract in progress may result solely from the opening or pronouncement of a judi…

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

Article L71-111-7

Before the vote on the first budgetary deliberation following its renewal, the assembly of French Guyana establishes its budgetary and financial regulations.The local authority's budgetary and financi…

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

Article L71-111-9

The president of the assembly of French Guiana shall present the administrative account annually to the assembly of French Guiana, which shall debate it under the chairmanship of one of its members.Th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Administration of establishments in the network of chambers of commerce and industry

Article L712-11-1

Without prejudice to specific legislative provisions, when a private-law or public-law person takes over all or part of the activity of a chamber of commerce and industry, whatever the legal classific…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Responsibilities

Article L23-113-1

The inter-professional regional joint committees are responsible for:1° To provide employees and employers with any useful information or advice on the legal provisions or agreements applicable to the…

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

Article L71-111-13

The approved budget and administrative accounts are made public.The place where they are made available to the public is the local authority's town hall.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Expenditure

Article L71-113-4

Expenditure relating to the revenu de solidarité active (active solidarity income) and the allocation personnalisée d'autonomie (personalised autonomy allowance) are recorded in an individual chapter…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Expenditure

Article L71-113-5

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE XI: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF FRENCH GUYANA

Article L71-110-1

Book VI of Part One is applicable to the territorial collectivity of French Guyana, insofar as it does not conflict with this Title.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Expiry of the contract term and continuation after expiry.

Article L1243-11-1

Where the employer proposes that the contractual employment relationship be continued after the expiry of the fixed-term contract in the form of an open-ended contract for the same or a similar job, w…

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