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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sole sub-section: Conditions for holding office as a member of the committee of the syndicat d'agglomération nouvelle.

Article R5332-1

The maximum allowances voted, pursuant to article

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Guarantees and indemnities granted to Board members

Article D7124-32

…itions provided for in Article L. 3121-68 of the French Labour Code, or in the event of an equivalence scheme introduced under the conditions provided for in Article L. 3121-13 and L. 3121-15 of the s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Administrative provisions

Article R4462-29

…chapter to the establishments mentioned in articles R. 8111-9 and R. 8111-12, the Minister of Defence and the authorities he designates for this purpose are substituted for the Minister responsible f…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Compensation

Article D7226-32

…itions provided for in article L. 3121-68 of the French Labour Code, or in the event of an equivalence scheme set up under the conditions provided for in Article L. 3121-13 and L. 3121-15 of the same…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Board of Directors.

Article R5322-13

The decisions of the Board of Directors concerning the budget and the financial account are enforceable under the conditions laid down in Title III of Decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General conditions applicable to organ transplants

Article D6124-163

…clinical training or four years as a practitioner in a unit performing transplants of the organ concerned; 2° At least two doctors, each of whom has completed four years' clinical training or four ye…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Common provisions.

Article L1245-5-1

I. - Pharmaceutical establishments and establishments authorised in application of articles L. 4211-9-1 and L. 4211-9-2 may obtain tissues, their derivatives or cells from the human body from a Member…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Temporary documents issued while an application submitted without using the teleservice referred to in article R. 431-2 is being examined

Article R431-14

The holder of a receipt of application for the first issue of the following residence permits is authorised to engage in professional activity: 1° The temporary residence permit bearing the wording "e…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Set-off and assignment of claims

Article L211-36

…f gold, silver, platinum, palladium or other precious metals or to goods represented by a storage receipt mentioned in article L. 522-37-1 of the French Commercial Code, where at least one of the part…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General provisions

Article L773-28

…right-hand column of the same table:Articles applicableIn the wording resulting fromL. 531-1 Ordinance no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 531-2, with the exception of c), n) and o) of its 2°.Ordinance n…

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