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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Mobility leave

Article L1237-18-4

…mentioned in Chapter I of Title I of Book IV of Part Two may benefit from mobility leave. Notwithstanding the first paragraph of this article, amicable termination under the mobility leave scheme is…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Terms of office of board or committee members

Article D5211-4-1

…nter-municipal cooperation with disabilities mentioned in the third paragraph of article L. 5211-13 and covered by the provisions of articles L. 5213-1 and L. 5213-2 of the Labour Code or who may clai…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Formation of the company

Article R5125-24-4

…on the application for registration under the conditions set out in articles L. 4222-2 to L. 4222-5 and L. 4232-12. Reasons must be given for any decision to refuse registration. It is notified to eac…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 2: Judgments in accelerated proceedings on the merits

Article 481-1

…taken under the accelerated procedure on the merits, the application shall be lodged, investigated and judged under the following conditions: 1° The application shall be brought by way of a summons t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter: Financing of vocational training

Article L6131-4

…t to the provisions of II, the contributions collected by the bodies mentioned in Articles L. 213-1 and L. 752-4 of the Social Security Code andArticle L. 723-2 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Approval procedures for bodies carrying out inspections

Article R3115-40

I. - The application for authorisation must be accompanied by a file containing :1° The name and address of the applicant ;2° Where applicable, the articles of association and composition of the board…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Judicial liquidation and professional recovery.

Article L641-4

…verification of claims. He may initiate or pursue actions that fall within the jurisdiction of the mandataire judiciaire.The verification of unsecured claims shall not be carried out if it appears tha…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Retail distribution.

Article L5424-4

…he following constitutes a breach subject to financial penalties: 1° Selling the medicinal products and products mentioned in article L. 5121-8 at a price higher than that resulting from price regulat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Authorisation procedures.

Article R5141-40

…submits a dossier including, in addition to the summary of product characteristics, the draft outer and primary packaging and, if applicable, the package leaflet: 1° The name of the veterinary medicin…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: REVENUE

Article L3335-4

…million euros.II. - For each department in the Ile-de-France region, a synthetic index of resources and charges is calculated each year based on the following ratios:1° The ratio between the average p…

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