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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Consultation with the State

Article L1311-9

…nion from the competent State authority when they are pursued by local authorities, their groupings and their public establishments. The provisions of the first paragraph do not apply to local public…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1 : Issue of plant variety certificates

Article L623-9

…species whose new varieties which are the subject of certificate applications may not be disclosed and freely exploited without special authorisation shall be laid down by regulation. Subject to arti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Registration in national directories

Article L6113-10

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the terms and conditions for the application of this chapter.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Adoption leave

Article R1225-10

The certificate justifying the arrival of a child, referred to in article L. 1225-39, is issued by the President of the Conseil départemental.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: The National Council of Commercial Court Registrars.

Article R741-10

…e member of the National Council is elected by a panel made up of the clerks of the court of appeal and those practising in a neighbouring court of appeal, designated by order of the Minister of Justi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Reimbursement of public transport costs

Article R3261-10

An employee who works at several different workplaces within the same company and who is not provided with transport between these different workplaces and between these workplaces and the employee's…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Degressive temporary allowance agreement

Article R5123-10

…for a period not exceeding two years, payment of an allowance assessed at the time of recruitment and calculated on a flat-rate basis taking into account the difference between the average net salar…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 11: Education

Article L224-103

The rules relating to private distance education are set out in the

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Physiotherapists.

Article L4321-10

…red to practise the profession of masseur-physiotherapist prior to their entry into the profession, and those who have obtained their evidence of formal qualifications less than three years previously…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Chiropodists.

Article L4322-10

…authorises the President of the Association to institute legal proceedings, to accept all donations and legacies to the Association, to settle or compromise, to agree to all disposals or mortgages and…

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