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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Incompatibilities.

Article LO6322-3-1

The office of President of the Territorial Council is incompatible with the office of member of an independent administrative authority or an independent public authority created by the State.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Judgement

Article R1454-19-3

After the order for closure, no pleadings may be filed or exhibits produced in the proceedings, failing which they will be declared inadmissible ex officio. However, applications to intervene voluntar…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Employees

Article R6341-32-1

I.-The rate of reimbursement by the State of the remuneration maintained for trainees by their employers may not exceed: 1° 50% in the case of job creation or modification of the production process; 2…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Employees

Article R6341-32-2

Employees awaiting reintegration or awaiting redeployment pursuant to article L. 1226-7 and who are following a training course approved by the State or a region for the remuneration of trainees recei…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Issue.

Article R5132-6-3

The dispensing of medicinal products prescribed on a conditional dispensing prescription referred to in article L. 5121-12-1-1 must comply with all the information contained therein.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Composition

Article R6144-3-2

The distribution and number of seats on the committee are determined for each category by the institution's internal regulations, which ensure a minimum and balanced representation of all the institut…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Composition

Article R6144-3-1

I.-The composition of the medical committee of university hospital centres is set as follows:1° All the heads of the clinical and medico-technical divisions when the establishment has fewer than eleve…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Definition of operations for providing customers or managing means of payment

Article L311-3

Means of payment include all instruments that enable any person to transfer funds, regardless of the medium or technical process used. The operations of providing customers with or managing means of p…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Calculation methods for fiction, animation and audiovisual adaptations of live performances

Article 311-46

For works belonging to the genre of audiovisual adaptation of live performances, where the sums calculated exceed a ceiling corresponding to one and a half times the amount of the cash contribution fr…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Calculation methods for fiction, animation and audiovisual adaptations of live performances

Article 311-41

The amount of French hourly expenditure is calculated by dividing a duration of 60 minutes by the amount of the following expenditure incurred in France: 1° Remuneration and social security contributi…

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