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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L1311-17

The revision of the conditions and charges on donations or legacies made to local authorities, their groupings and their public establishments is governed by articles 900-2 to 900-8 of the Civil Code.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter XI: Sharing capital gains on the sale of shares with company employees

Article L23-11-2

The sharing undertaking defined in article L. 23-11-1 is set out in an agreement between any holder of securities and the company concerned, which undertakes to transfer the amount resulting from the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Harm reduction

Article R3411-17

…ting, at a maximum price set by the State, of prevention kits designed to reduce the risks and harm caused to injecting drug users.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Life insurance with variable capital on real estate.

Article L160-17

For life insurance or capitalisation contracts, when the policyholder or subscriber exercises his surrender option less than two months after the substitution referred to in article L. 160-11, the ind…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Minimum safety distances.

Article R4534-110

Any employer planning to carry out earthworks, excavations, drilling or excavation work must find out from the relevant road authority in the case of work on public property, from the owner in the cas…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Commencement of duties.

Article R6152-17

For the application of articles R. 6152-15 and R. 6152-16, full-time service is counted in full. Part-time service is counted on a pro rata basis. However, service performed under the conditions set o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Purpose of approval.

Article R6312-11

Approval is granted for the medical transport of sick, injured or parturient patients: 1° In all cases, as part of emergency medical aid ; 2° In addition, where applicable, to transport carried out on…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Control of budgetary acts (R).

Article R1612-8

…ls runs from receipt at the registry of all the documents required to be produced, depending on the case, by Articles R. 1612-16, R. 1612-19, R. 1612-23, R. 1612-24 and R. 1612-27. These provisions ap…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Creation of the solvency margin.

Article R334-17

…items: a) The items defined in 1, 2 and 3 of I, 1 and 2 of II and 1 and 3 of III of article R. 334-11 , taking into account the deductions provided for in I of this article; b) The element defined in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Va: Dation in payment

Article 1716 bis

…paid by handing over works of art, books, collectors' items, documents, of high artistic or historical value, or real estate located in the areas of intervention of the Conservatoire de l'espace litt…

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