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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4 - Individual right to training

Article R7125-25-2

Within the limit of the maximum amount set in application of 3° of article R. 1621-7 of the present code, the member of the assembly of French Guyana acquires his individual training rights counted in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4 - Individual right to training

Article R7227-25-2

Within the limit of the maximum amount set in application of 3° of article R. 1621-7 of the present code, the councillor to the Martinique assembly and the executive councillor acquire their individua…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Penalties.

Article L328-2

Any person who has been convicted pursuant to article L. 328-1 may not be employed in any capacity whatsoever in the company in which he held executive or management functions, or of which he was a me…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Common provisions.

Article L1545-3

Articles L. 1421-1, L. 1421-2 first paragraph, L. 1421-2-1, L. 1421-3 and L. 1427-1, in the version resulting from Ordinance No. 2013-1183 of 19 December 2013 on the harmonisation of criminal and fina…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L4211-8

By way of derogation from 1° and 4° of Article L. 4211-1, establishments or organisations authorised by the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé may prepare, store, dist…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: How formalities are carried out

Article 658

…utes, patents or originals of the deeds that are subject to it. However, the formality may be given:1° On a full copy of the notarial deeds to be registered; 2° On a copy of electronically signed priv…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Exemption authorisation for young people undergoing vocational training

Article R4153-42

If the information mentioned in 1°, 2° or 4° of article R. 4153-41 changes, this information is updated and communicated to the labour inspection supervisor by any means giving a date certain within e…

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

Article L2334-3

For the application of articles L. 2334-5, L. 2334-7, L. 2334-14-1 and L. 2334-20 to L. 2334-23, the communes are classified by demographic groups determined according to the size of their population.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Public Health Agency

Article L1413-7

…the Agency in the performance of its duties.The information required to carry out its duties under 1°, 2° and 6° of article L. 1413-1 is sent to the Agency by :1° Health professionals ;2° The State a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Identification and verification of customer identity

Article R561-5-3

…ticle L. 561-5, and by way of derogation from Article R. 561-5-2, when the measures provided for in 1° to 3° of Article R. 561-5-1 cannot be implemented: 1° The persons mentioned in 9° bis of Article…

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