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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Support for cultural industries

Article R1511-42

The agreement concluded pursuant to the third paragraph of articles L. 2251-4, L. 3232-4 and in 6° of article L. 4211-1 between the operator or future operator and the local authority concerned sets o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Formal notice prior to the official report.

Article L4721-4

…ployer formal notice to comply with the requirements of the decrees mentioned in articles L. 4111-6 and L. 4321-4.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Composition

Article R1213-4

…presentatives of the public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status and their alternates are elected by the college of presidents of public establishments of inter-muni…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for registration on the list of court-appointed administrators

Article A811-4

…of the Commission nationale d'inscription et de discipline des administrateurs judiciaires et des mandataires judiciaires, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, no later than three mo…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Precautionary measures

Article L232-23-4

…ague, an organisation that is a signatory to the World Anti-Doping Code or one of their members; 4° And from taking part in any sporting activity involving national or international level athletes and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Recruitment.

Article R6152-404-1

…ng that, the head of the department, the head of the functional unit or another internal structure, and after obtaining the opinion of the chairman of the establishment's medical committee, between th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Recruitment.

Article R6152-413-1

Without prejudice to the provisions of article R. 6152-413, a contractual practitioner who has an open-ended contract as provided for in article R. 6152-403 may be dismissed, after receiving the opini…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: General principles relating to insurance mediation

Article R512-4

All intermediaries and ancillary intermediaries apply for registration on the Register of Intermediaries and for registration in the category or categories of intermediary in which they operate. To th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal settlements

Article L8114-4

…as long as the public prosecution has not been initiated, reach a settlement with natural persons and legal entities regarding the prosecution of an offence constituting a contravention or a délit,…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution.

Article R322-42

The mutual insurance companies defined in Article L. 322-26-1 and the companies referred to in Article L. 322-26-4 shall operate under the conditions set out in this Section subject to the specific pr…

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