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

Article LO6471-18

The provisions of articles LO 6471-16 and LO 6471-17 are not applicable to the entry and payment of compulsory expenditure resulting, for the local authority and its public establishments, from a cour…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Operation

Article L7222-18

The deliberations of the Martinique Assembly are published. Any person has the right to request communication of the deliberations and minutes of the public meetings of the Martinique Assembly, the bu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : The Executive Council and the Chairman of the Executive Council

Article L7224-18

The President of the Executive Council brings legal actions on behalf of the territorial collectivity of Martinique by virtue of the decision of the Assembly and may, with the assent of the Executive…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VII: Terms and conditions of office

Article L7227-18

When the Martinique Assembly is renewed, the deliberation fixing the allowances of its members pursuant to this section shall take place within three months of its installation.Any deliberation concer…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Making available.

Article L7123-18

For the duration of the service, the user is responsible for the conditions under which the work is performed in accordance with the legal provisions and collective bargaining stipulations applicable…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Disputes.

Article L7313-18

The industrial tribunal (Conseil de prud'hommes) has sole jurisdiction to hear disputes relating to the application of the agency contract governed by the provisions of this Title.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Civil penalties

Article L242-18-1

Without prejudice to the award of damages, a civil fine may be imposed on a professional who in bad faith obstructs the implementation of the legal guarantee of conformity provided for in articles L.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Mobility leave

Article L1237-18-1

The working periods of the mobility leave may be completed within or outside the company that proposed the leave.They may take the form of either an open-ended employment contract or a fixed-term empl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: The Executive Council and the Chairman of the Executive Council

Article L4422-18-1

The election of members of the Executive Council may be contested under the conditions, forms and time limits prescribed for challenges to the election of councillors to the Assembly of Corsica..

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Cemeteries

Article L2223-18-1

After cremation, the ashes are pulverised and collected in a cinerary urn with a plaque on the outside bearing the identity of the deceased and the name of the crematorium.Pending a decision on the de…

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