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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General rules.

Article L324-1-2

The reinsurance undertakings referred to in 1° of III of Article L. 310-1-1, or their branches, may be authorised, under the conditions defined in the second paragraph, to transfer all or part of thei…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Criminal court

Article D45-2-2

…ning sentence to be served is less than or equal to one year, it shall order, in accordance with 1° and 2° of I of article 464-2, either that the sentence be adjusted in accordance with the procedures…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 6: Conditions for informing relatives

Article R1131-20-2

…e kept in ignorance of the diagnosis, shall communicate the result of the examination to the person and then give him/her the document summarising this information mentioned in the second paragraph of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4b: Compensation for victims of sodium valproate or its derivatives

Article L1142-24-12

…during pregnancy, the College of Experts will issue an opinion on the circumstances, causes, nature and extent of these injuries and on the liability of one or more of the persons referred to in the f…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors

Article R6123-6

…ntative appointed jointly by the Minister for National Education, the Minister for Higher Education and the Minister for Agriculture, with fifteen votes; 2° A college made up of five representatives o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors

Article R6123-7

…accordance with the conditions set out in Decree no. 2006-781 of 3 July 2006 setting the conditions and procedures for payment of expenses incurred by civil servants of the French State in connection…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors

Article R6123-8

…igible for the inter-branch equalisation referred to in 1° of Article L. 6123-5 ; 2° The monitoring and evaluation of the quality of the training initiatives mentioned in 7° of Article L. 6123-5, in p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors

Article R6123-9

…termines, with the exception of those mentioned in 2°, 3°, 5°, 7°, 9°, 10°, 11°, 12°, 13°, 16°, 17° and 20° of I of article R. 6123-8. The Chief Executive Officer reports on the decisions he has taken…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
BOOK II: INTER-MUNICIPAL COOPERATION

Article L5210-1-2

…that is a member of the public establishment of inter-municipal cooperation with its own tax system and to the mayor of the commune concerned by the representative of the State in the department when…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6523-2-4-1

…t territory for the benefit of companies subject to a collective agreement that is applicable there and companies in the territory concerned whose main activity falls within the professional field for…

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