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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of municipal mandates

Article L2123-11-1

At the end of their term of office, any mayor or deputy mayor who, in order to carry out their term of office, has ceased their salaried professional activity is entitled, at their request, to profess…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Allocation of the special profit-sharing reserve.

Article L3324-6

…treated as periods of presence, regardless of the method of distribution adopted by the agreement: 1° Periods of maternity leave provided for in Article L. 1225-17, paternity and childcare leave prov…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-21

I.-For the application of article L. 5121-1 :1° Army hospitals are considered to be health establishments ;2° The Armed Forces Central Pharmacy may be authorised to make the hospital preparations ment…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Insurance for research sponsors

Article R1121-8

The insurer may not invoke against the victim or his successors : 1° The fact that the research was carried out even though consent had not been given under the conditions provided for in articles L.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Use for professional retraining projects

Article D4163-30-5

…ofessional retraining projects mentioned in 4° of the I of article L. 4163-7, the body mentioned in 1° of article R. 4163-1 pays France Compétences an allocation, the amount of which is defined in the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: List of diseases

Article D3113-9

…ection of public health and giving rise to the alerts mentioned in article R. 3113-4 is as follows: 1° Diseases mentioned in article D. 3113-8; 2° Other infectious diseases: 1. Acute symptomatic infec…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Entry on the Roll of the Association.

Article D4323-1-3

…by public or private organisations. These lists are composed of the following identification data: 1° The surname and forenames of the professional concerned; 2° The last personal correspondence addr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Continuing training

Article D1442-9

…nal members benefiting from the leave provided for in article D. 1442-7 are not taken into account: 1° When determining the number of beneficiaries of training leave, as provided for in articles L. 63…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Clearing houses and central depositories

Article L762-8

…no. 2007-544 of 12 April 2007 II.For the application of the articles mentioned in the table above: 1° In article L. 440-1: a) In the first paragraph, the words: "central counterparties as defined in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2 : Land registration tax

Article 743

The following are exempt from land registration tax: 1° Construction leases; 2° Long-term leases concluded pursuant to articles L. 416-1 to L. 416-6, L. 416-8 and L. 416-9du code rural et de la pêche…

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