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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Currency issue

Article R721-17

Decisions concerning the creation, characteristics, withdrawal or cancellation of banknotes and coins issued by the Institut d'émission d'outre-mer are taken by the Supervisory Board.The Institut d'ém…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article D3121-17

Failure by the employee to request the mandatory time off in lieu cannot result in the loss of the right to time off. In this case, the employer will ask the employee to actually take the time off wit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Membership rules

Article D3141-17

An order issued by the Minister for Employment sets out the supporting documents and guarantees to be provided by the caisses de congés payés either with a view to their approval or during their opera…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article R3142-17

…the event of a dispute, the industrial tribunal to which the matter is referred pursuant to Article L. 3142-29 shall have final jurisdiction.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Coordination Committee

Article R4424-17

The President of the Corsican Executive Council, or his representative, may take part in the work of the committee in an advisory capacity.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R7125-17

To benefit from the reimbursement provided for in article L. 7125-14, the elected representative must justify to the local authority that he has suffered a reduction in income as a result of exercisin…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R7124-17

By agreement between the president of the assembly of French Guyana and the president of the economic, social, environmental, culture and education council, working groups common to both institutions…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R7226-17

By agreement between the President of the Martinique Assembly and the President of the Economic, Social, Environmental, Cultural and Education Council, working groups common to both institutions may b…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General characteristics

Article R4462-17

Buildings in which pyrotechnic activities are carried out do not have a storey or basement, unless this storey or basement contains only the installations needed to house the facilities of these build…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R3512-17

I.-Units of packaging and outer packaging for cigarettes and roll-your-own tobacco are of a single shade of colour and may include a bar code. They may show a "calibration mark" resulting solely from…

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