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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Kindergartens

Article R2324-47

I.-The kindergartens mentioned in 2° of article R. 2324-17 take in children aged eighteen months and over with a view to promoting their socialisation and development and facilitating the transition t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Municipal authorities.

Article D2573-20

…representative of the Assembly of French Polynesia,". III. - For the application of Article R. 2221-17, the words: ", siège de la régie," are deleted. IV. - For the application of Article R. 2221-38,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : The application of laws and regulations in Saint-Barthélemy

Article D6213-5

…nditions:1° Titles I and II are not applicable to Saint-Barthélemy;2° Articles R. 4431-1 to R. 4432-17 are not applicable to Saint-Barthélemy;4° Articles R*. 4433-24 to R*. 4433-32 and R. 4433-33 to R…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Youth employment contract

Article R5131-18

…ome referred to in article L. 5421-1, are withdrawn under the conditions defined in article R. 5131-17 and according to the following procedures: 1° In the event of the first failure, the allowance an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Handling of employers' claims and payment of beneficiaries

Article R6332-23

…and the services offered corresponding to the use of the sums referred to in II of article R. 6332-17 ; 2° The levels of coverage decided by the professional branches or joint committees mentioned in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Reception and supervision of trainees

Article R8115-6

…commission of other offences. The debtor of the administrative fine provided for in article L. 124-17 is the trainee's host organisation.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Participation of private healthcare professionals in the work of public health institutions

Article R6146-21

Each healthcare professional who has concluded a contract as referred to in article R. 6146-17 sends the director of the establishment a monthly statement containing a list of the procedures performed…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Claims covered by the insurance.

Article L3253-8

…curitisation contract, provided that the administrator, the employer or the liquidator, as the case may be, has offered this contract to the interested parties during one of the periods indicated in 2…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Election of members of territorial and regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article L713-1

…of territorial and regional chambers of commerce and industry are elected for five years.No person may hold the office of president of a public establishment in the network of chambers of commerce an…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Jurisdiction specific to certain commercial courts

Article L721-8

…itorial insolvency proceedings within the meaning of Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 2015/848 of 20 May 2015 on insolvency proceedings, as well as proceedings brought pursuant to Section 2 of Chapter…

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