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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Management

Article L6333-7

…mentioned in article L. 5214-1, the skills operators, the commissions mentioned in article L. 6323-17-6, the bodies mentioned in article L. 6332-9 and any other body involved in monitoring or managin…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Consultation of electors

Article R1112-18

…ation of voters is organised under the conditions provided for by the articles R. 1112-1 to R. 1112-17 applicable to local referendums, subject to the replacement of the last two paragraphs of article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Common provisions relating to electronic voting

Article R4125-23

…use of electronic voting via the Internet is organised within the framework laid down by Act no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978, as amended, relating to information technology, files and freedoms, and in com…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article L1235-3

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General rules governing UCITS

Article L214-5

…pt in any monetary unit under the conditions laid down by the decree provided for in Article L. 214-17-3.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Out-of-court settlement procedure in the event of medical accidents, iatrogenic conditions or nosocomial infections

Article L1142-8

…the context of the subrogation actions provided for in articles L. 1142-14, L. 1142-15 and L. 1142-17. The Commission shall refer the matter to the competent authority if it finds any breaches that m…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of supporters' associations

Article D224-9

…t to the supporters' associations referred to in articles L. 224-3, L. 332-15, L. 332-16 and L. 332-17 may be granted to supporters' associations meeting the following conditions:1° They must have ado…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Supplementary provisions.

Article L3121-65

…y employees, these procedures are in accordance with the charter mentioned in 7° of article L. 2242-17.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating rules

Article L621-5-1

…1 to L. 2312-5, L. 2321-1, L. 2322-1 to L. 2322-4, L. 4523-11 and L. 4523-12, L. 4523-14 to L. 4523-17 and L. 4524-1 of the Labour Code shall apply to the staff of the AMF. However, these provisions m…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Pricing and approval.

Article L5123-1

…cial security. Medicinal products on the list provided for in the first paragraph of article L. 162-17 of the Social Security Code may not be sold to the public at a price higher than the retail price…

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