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

Article L5211-13-1

…annual resolution, the deliberative body of the public establishment for inter-communal cooperation may make a vehicle available to its members or to the public establishment's employees when this is…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Leave

Article R6153-1-13

…rom a duly diagnosed condition which, with the exception of the pathologies mentioned in article R. 6153-1-14, on the list drawn up pursuant toarticle 28 of decree no. 86-442 of 14 March 1986 relating…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Compensation for distribution costs

Article 917-6

…cial support for film distribution for each film released or due to be released in cinemas between 14 October 2020 and 18 November 2020 and between 15 December 2020 and 6 January 2021.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Local commissions for liberal professions.

Article R6154-13

…the Hospices civils de Lyon and the Assistance publique-hôpitaux de Marseille, there are as many local commissions for private practice as there are local institutional medical commissions. The local…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
8°: Financial products benefiting international organisations, foreign sovereign States, their central banks or financial institutions

Article 131 sexies

…le 125 A.These investments must not constitute a direct investment within the meaning of the loi n° 66-1008 du 28 décembre 1966 modified law relating to financial relations with foreign countries and…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Contributions to the account

Article L6323-13

…ees, if the employee has not, in the six years prior to the interview mentioned in II of Article L. 6315-1, benefited from the interviews provided for in the same Article L. 6315-1 and from at least o…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Sustainable development plan

Article L4424-13

I.-The draft plan for the sustainable development of Corsica is drawn up by the Executive Council. The strategy and guidelines envisaged, in particular in application of article L. 4424-11, are the su…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R5121-138-3

All medicinal products are fitted with the tamper-evident device referred to in Article R. 5121-138-2. However, this device is not compulsory for medicinal products on the list set out in Annex I to C…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks and authorisation

Article R2131-13

The application for authorisation of the multidisciplinary centre for prenatal diagnosis is submitted by the director of the organisation or health establishment within which the centre is set up. It…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Terms and conditions of salaried practice

Article R4321-136-1

A salaried masseur-physiotherapist may not, under any circumstances, accept remuneration based on standards of productivity, hourly output or any other provision which would result in the limitation o…

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