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Showing 27012710 of 61067 articles for Art. L. n° 70-9 du 2 janvier 1970

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

Article L4422-25

…ority. He manages the staff of the collectivity under the conditions set out in article 16-3 of law n° 72-619 of 5 July 1972 creating and organising the regions and the loi n° 84-53 du 26 janvier 1984…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Departmental committee for psychiatric care

Article R3223-9

When the committee, in application of article L. 3212-9, requires the psychiatric care measure to be lifted, it notifies the director of the establishment by registered letter with acknowledgement of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Conditions specific to the modality: "systemic drug treatments for cancer".

Article D6124-134-9

…requent foreseeable situations relating to the patient's treatment requiring urgent medical advice; 2° To the patient or to the doctor who is to treat the patient, in an emergency if necessary, teleph…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Possibility of an agreement and specific terms and conditions resulting therefrom.

Article L1233-24-2

The collective agreement referred to in article L. 1233-24-1 concerns the content of the job protection plan referred to in articles L. 1233-61 to L. 1233-63. It may also cover : 1° The procedures for…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Successive contracts with the same employee.

Article L1244-2-2

I. - In the branches referred to in Article L. 1244-2-1, in the absence of collective bargaining agreements at branch or company level, the employer shall inform the employee with a seasonal employmen…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions of secondment.

Article L1262-2-2

The conditions under which the employers referred to in articles L. 1262-1 and L. 1262-2 are required to transmit, by electronic means, the declaration referred to in I of article L. 1262-2-1 of this…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L1521-2-2

…powers devolved to the Prefect in the region or department are exercised by the Prefect of Mayotte;2° The powers devolved to the Regional Council or its President are exercised by the Departmental Co…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Conditions for negotiating agreements concluded in undertakings without a trade union delegate or works council

Article L2232-29-2

…the purposes of this sub-section, the number of employees is calculated in accordance with the procedures defined in articles L. 1111-2 and L. 1251-54.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Derogations on a geographical basis

Article L3132-25-2

I.-The request to delimit or modify the zones defined in articles L. 3132-25 and L. 3132-25-1 is made by the mayor or, after consultation with the mayors concerned, by the president of the public esta…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Local consultation

Article L3132-27-2

Within the perimeter of each territorial coherence plan, the State representative in the region convenes an annual meeting of mayors, chairmen of public establishments for inter-communal cooperation w…

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