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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article D72-101-15

…ture;8° Actual operating expenditure and annual capital repayment of debt/ actual operating revenue;9° Gross capital expenditure/ actual operating revenue;10° Outstanding debt/ actual operating revenu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Derogation from weekly working hours

Article D5132-43-10

…y the employers of the people concerned. Compliance with the criteria set out in article D. 5132-43-9 is assessed by the Prefect when the structure submits an annual report on the characteristics of t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Products presented as aiding diagnosis, prevention or treatment.

Article R5122-22

…oned in Article L. 5122-14, the advertising approval for professionals mentioned in Article L. 5122-9 is issued and may be suspended or withdrawn under the conditions set out in Articles R. 5122-13 to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conduct of inspection operations

Article R6362-1-2

…hods used to determine them are notified to the interested party in accordance with article L. 6362-9 with the guarantees provided for in articles R. 6362-2 to R. 6362-6. The person concerned may comm…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Trade union rights.

Article D6152-73-4

…time credit from among the staff employed by the public bodies mentioned in article 2 of the law of 9 January 1986. The use of the overall trade union time credit by the beneficiaries is granted by th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 11: Termination of service.

Article R6152-630-5

…itlement to unemployment insurance, the obligation to reimburse provided for in article R. 6152-630-9 and compliance with the ethical obligations provided for inarticle 25 octies of law no. 83-634 of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to leave for health or family reasons

Article R6152-819

…doption leave or paternity and childcare leave provided for in 5° of article 41 of law no. 86-33 of 9 January 1986 on statutory provisions relating to the hospital civil service for periods equal to t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VIa: Redemption premiums and capitalised interest

Article 238 septies A

…l or the right to payment of interest on a bond arising from a stripping carried out before 1 June 1991, the redemption premium means the difference between:a) The principal or interest that he receiv…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
5: Special regime applicable to forestry operations

Article 76

…g is not of an industrial nature, are taxed according to the systems defined in articles 64 bis or 69.2. (Repealed). 3. a. By way of derogation from the provisions of the first paragraph of 1, the agr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter 1-2: Examination of genetic characteristics, genetic identification and genetic research.

Article L1541-5

…eption of the words in II: "By way of derogation from Article L. 6211-11 and II of Article L. 6211-19" and the words: "authorised in application of Article L. 1131-2-1";5° Article L. 1131-3, in the ve…

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