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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Credit for hours worked

Article R2123-5

I. - The duration of the credit of hours for one quarter is equal:1° To one hundred and forty hours for mayors of communes with at least 10,000 inhabitants and deputy mayors of communes with at least…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Use for professional retraining projects

Article D4163-30-1

…ng projects: 1° Articles R. 6323-10, R. 6323-10-1, R. 6323-10-2 and R. 6323-10-4 relating to the procedures for requesting leave, with the exception of the seniority ground mentioned in IV of article…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions relating to the creation process

Article D331-5-1

…same way as French citizens; -The audiovisual production contract and, as far as the director is concerned, the employment contract designate French law as the applicable law; c) If there is more than…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to groups with a parent undertaking having its registered office outside the European Union

Article R356-7

I.-For the application of Article L. 356-12, insurance or reinsurance undertakings shall apply either the general principles and methods mentioned in Articles L. 356-6 to L. 356-10 and L. 356-15 to L.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition and operation of the College of Experts

Article R1142-63-1

…mulating the proposal on its behalf to its insurer; 6° A doctor proposed by the director of the office mentioned in article L. 1142-22. The doctors mentioned in 3° to 5° are chosen from the national l…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R1313-3

…1313-1 includes, in particular:1° The French Environment and Energy Management Agency ;2° The Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé (National Agency for the Safety of M…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Preliminary provisions.

Article L210-12

…of article L. 210-10 may provide in its articles of association that an engagement coordinator replaces the engagement committee referred to in 3° of Article L. 210-10. The engagement coordinator may…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 5: Takeover bid

Article L2312-52

…e or when the company is the subject of a public offer initiated by entities, acting alone or in concert within the meaning of Article L. 233-10 of the same Code, holding more than half of the capital…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Reciprocal shareholdings

Article L233-30

…of the shares issued by the latter. If it comes to hold a larger fraction, it must dispose of the excess within the period set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat and it may not exercise the voting right…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Responsibilities.

Article R462-5

I.-The Competition Authority shall be informed in advance of the group purchasing agreements referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 462-10 when the following two conditions are met: a) The t…

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