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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Social security

Article L7227-28

When the president of the assembly of Martinique or any vice-president, the president of the executive council or any executive councillor has ceased to engage in any professional activity for the exe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Inter-constituency groupings.

Article R711-28

The grouping's bureau comprises a president, a secretary and a treasurer.To take account of local particularities, the missions of the interconsular grouping and the number of chambers making it up, t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Information on tobacco product packaging

Article R3512-28

The brand name and trade name may be printed on cigarette paper in accordance with the procedures defined by order of the Minister for Health.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Referrals to the Agency by bodies represented on its Board of Directors

Article R1413-28

Referrals to the Agency by organisations represented on the Board of Directors in application of the first paragraph of article L. 1413-5 must be sent by the head of the organisation, or by its repres…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Contentious appeals

Article R2122-28

The Court of First Instance shall rule within ten days of the date of the appeal, without formality and without costs, and on simple notice given five days in advance to the parties concerned.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Students

Article R5221-28

An order by the ministers responsible for immigration and employment sets out the procedures for making the declaration provided for in article L. 5221-9 and its content.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Organisation and operation

Article R7111-28

Decisions by the Professional Journalists Identity Card Committee, in particular those involving the issue, renewal or cancellation of the card, are taken by an absolute majority of the representative…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Management of the special reserve.

Article D3324-28

Where the profit-sharing agreement offers several investment vehicles, it specifies the terms and conditions under which employees may change the allocation of their savings. However, the agreement ma…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Obligations of the insurer

Article L175-28

The insurer may stipulate that no acknowledgement of liability or settlement made outside the insurer may be set up against it. The admission of the materiality of a fact cannot be equated with an adm…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Accelerated procedure

Article R531-28

Where the accelerated procedure is applied, the copy of the transcript, referred to in article R. 531-14, shall be communicated at the latest when the decision is notified..

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