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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General and financial provisions.

Article L5321-1

The Agency is subject to an administrative, budgetary, financial and accounting system and to State control adapted to the specific nature of its mission, as defined in this Book and specified by decr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Terms and conditions

Article L6213-10

The biologist-responsible, the biologists-co-responsible and the qualified medical specialists in anatomy and pathological cytology who are co-responsible may only perform this function in a single me…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Terms and conditions

Article L6213-11

When decisions taken by the natural or legal person operating the medical biology laboratory appear to the biologist in charge to be of such a nature as to jeopardise the health of patients and public…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article LO6211-1

An overseas collectivity is hereby established to replace the commune of Saint-Barthélemy, the department of Guadeloupe and the region of Guadeloupe on the territory of the island of Saint-Barthélemy…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCES

Article LO6263-1

Expenditure that is compulsory for communes, départements and regions and any other expenditure linked to the exercise of a transferred competence are compulsory for the local authority..

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article L7211-1

Martinique is a territorial collectivity of the Republic governed by Article 73 of the Constitution, which exercises the powers attributed to an overseas department and an overseas region and all the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Supply and delivery of works.

Article L7421-1

When a client uses a homeworker, he draws up a report or logbook. A Conseil d'Etat decree sets out the conditions under which this bulletin or booklet is drawn up. In particular, it specifies the info…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Health and safety at work.

Article L7424-1

The administrative authority may determine the categories of work presenting risks to the health and safety of workers, which may only be carried out by homeworkers under the conditions laid down in t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Prohibitions.

Article L8251-1

No person may, directly or indirectly, recruit, retain in his service or employ for any period whatsoever a foreigner who does not hold a permit authorising him to work as an employee in France. It is…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of directors and shareholders of market undertakings

Article L421-7-1

I.-The persons referred to in Article L. 421-7 must meet the following requirements: 1° They must devote sufficient time to performing their duties within the market undertaking. The number of mandate…

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