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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Commencement of employment, management, remuneration and benefits

Article R6153-24-2

…local associations and unions affiliated to the trade union organisations mentioned in Article R. 6153-24-1 may, with the authorisation of the competent director general of the regional health agency…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Special provisions relating to certain uses of orphan works

Article R135-1

…t the sources defined in that State in accordance with paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 3 of Directive 2012/28/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012. The body shall also car…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 6: Safeguard, reorganisation and compulsory winding-up proceedings

Article L2312-54

…s in the situations and under the conditions provided for in Article L. 631-7, II of Article L. 631-15, I of Article L. 631-19 andArticle L. 631-22 of the French Commercial Code; 3° During compulsory…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Decisions and appeals.

Article L464-6-1

…dertakings or bodies which are existing or potential competitors on one of the relevant markets; b) 15% on one of the markets affected by the agreement or practice where it concerns an agreement or pr…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Residence permit commission

Article R432-9

…extension of the examination of his application mentioned in the second paragraph of article R. 431-15-1 if the residence permit applied for is on the list referred to in article R. 431-2 or, if it is…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L2411-4

To carry out its duties, the trade union committee meets when convened by its chairman. The chairman is required to convene, within one month, the commission at the request:

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-1-2

…from the first paragraph, the prescription for one of the medicinal products mentioned in 6°, 14°, 15° and 18° of Article L. 5121-1, and in a and d of 1 of Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1394/2007 o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-1-4

…e of the European Union, the prescription of one of the medicinal products mentioned in 6°, 14° and 15° of Article L. 5121-1, in Article L. 5121-3, and points a and d of paragraph 1 of Article 2 of Re…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Emergency rehousing fund

Article D2335-17

Eligible for the financial assistance provided for in Article L. 2335-15 are the costs of housing or rehousing the occupants mentioned in Article D. 2335-18, incurred in application of: 1° One of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Distribution and transmission of electricity (R).

Article R3333-4

…networks is set by the departmental council within the following annual ceiling: PR = (0.045 7 P + 15,245) euros, where P represents the sum of the populations without double counting of the communes…

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