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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article L1612-2

If the budget is not adopted before 15 April of the financial year to which it applies, or before 30 April of the year of the renewal of the deliberative bodies, the State representative in the depart…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Reduction of sentences

Article 721-1-2

…f the offences mentioned in articles 221-3,221-4,222-3,222-8,222-10,222-12,222-14-1,222-14-5and 222-15-1 of the Penal Code to the detriment of a person invested with a public elective mandate, a magis…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Dematerialised service

Article R5132-1-22

…hts of access and rectification, as well as the right to limit processing, provided for in Articles 15, 16 and 18 of Regulation (EU) No. 2016/679 may be exercised with the public interest group mentio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Issuing work permits

Article R5221-22

…ges of sixteen and eighteen, provided that he or she meets the conditions set out in article L. 313-15 of the Code de l'entrée et du séjour des étrangers et du droit d'asile to obtain the temporary re…

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

Article R6153-16

…sick leave scheme for civil servants, with the exception of the conditions mentioned in article R. 6153-15 and which require costly and prolonged treatment or care, is entitled to long-term sick leave…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Shareholders' meetings

Article R22-10-28

I.-Notwithstanding the provisions of Article R. 225-86, in companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market or to the operations of a central depository, the right to participate i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Examination of the application.

Article R5141-18

By way of derogation from the first paragraph of Article R. 5141-16, for the veterinary medicinal products mentioned in this Article, the dossier attached to the marketing authorisation application is…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 2: Transfers between supplementary occupational pension funds

Article L384-4

…d for in article L. 384-3 of this Code, articles L. 228-65, L. 228-73, L. 236-13, L. 236-14, L. 236-15, L. 236-18 and L. 236-21 of the French Commercial Code do not apply. II. - When the merger or dem…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: General health administration.

Article L1524-2

…r biological material of any origin in its possession relating to such risks. " ;5° Article L. 1413-15 reads as follows:"Art. L. 1413-15 - State services and all health professionals are required to n…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to ski lifts.

Article R342-23

…Article R. 472-15 of the French Town Planning Code. The conditions for application of thi…

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