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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Guarantees and indemnities granted to Board members

Article D7124-30

…cree no. 2001-623 du 12 juillet 2001 pris pour l'application de l'article 7-1 de la loi n° 84-53 du 26 janvier 1984 et relatif à l'aménagement et à la réduction du temps de travail dans la fonction pu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Compensation

Article D7226-30

…eaching bodies or job categories who benefit from a credit of hours in accordance with article L. 7226-9 is subject to adjustment at the beginning of the school year. The duration of the credited hour…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Authorisations

Article R6122-29

…ivity mentioned in Article R. 6122-25 or to a piece of heavy equipment mentioned in Article R. 6122-26, which is the subject of an inter-regional health plan provided for in Article R. 1434-10, the Di…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Time savings account.

Article R6152-809-1

…R. 6152-35 and the organisation established in application of the last paragraph of article R. 6152-26, the head of the department identifies, within the framework of the department contract, on the b…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Entry on the list of persons qualified in industrial property matters

Article R421-1

…a public scientific, cultural and professional establishment within the meaning of loi n° 84-52 du 26 janvier 1984 habilité à le délivrer, ou d'un titre reconnu équivalent dans des conditions fixées…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article R712-24

…drawn up in accordance with the conditions laid down in the decision referred to in Article R. 712-26. It may be specified that the renewal is valid only for certain goods or services designated in t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Democratisation and transparency.

Article L5211-39-2

…the withdrawal of a municipality under the conditions provided for in articles L. 5211-19, L. 5214-26 or L. 5216-11, the author of the request or initiative draws up a document presenting an estimate…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Exercise of control

Article L633-10

…ether regulated or not, which is part of a financial conglomerate and referred to in Article L. 612-26, they shall ask the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution or, where applicable, the Au…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Cooperation and exchanges of information with the authorities of other Member States of the European Union or other States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L632-1

Notwithstanding the provisions of Act 68-678 of 26 July 1968 on the disclosure of economic, commercial, industrial, financial or technical documents and information to foreign natural or legal persons…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products.

Article L5521-1

…cle L. 5121-1-2 is applicable in Wallis and Futuna in the version resulting from Law No. 2016-41 of 26 January 2016. Article L. 5121-12 is applicable to the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the version re…

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