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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Suspension and dissolution

Article LO6322-16

When the functioning of the Executive Council proves impossible, the Government may, on its own initiative or at the request of the President of the Territorial Council, pronounce its dissolution by r…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Suspension and dissolution

Article LO6432-16

When the functioning of the Executive Council proves impossible, the Government may, on its own initiative or at the request of the President of the Territorial Council, pronounce its dissolution by r…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R5134-165

The future employment contract is concluded in the form of, depending on the case : 1° In the case of an employer mentioned in 2° or 3° of Article L. 5134-111, a fixed-term employment support contract…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Application procedure

Article R5221-16

…the employer's co-contractor is located if the foreign national is seconded under 1° of article L. 1262-1, or to the prefect of the département in which the host establishment is located if the forei…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Measures to assist production companies

Article 917-1

…during the period of restriction of the hours of reception of the public, by derogation to articles 916-1 and 916-2, the rates of calculation of the sums representing the automatic financial aids to w…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Measures to assist production companies

Article 917-2

…e set at :- 223.74% when the amount of revenue generated by feature films is less than or equal to €9,225,000;- 85.02% when the amount of revenue generated by feature films is greater than €9,225,000…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Automatic exclusions specific to defence or security concession contracts

Article L3123-12

…ioned in the first paragraph of this Article, with the exception of those mentioned in Articles L. 3123-2 and L. 3123-3, may provide evidence that he/she has taken measures to demonstrate his/her reli…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-123-13

I.- In the event of repackaging, the holder of a parallel import authorisation for a proprietary veterinary medicinal product shall notify the holder of the marketing authorisation for the proprietary…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article R113-14

For the purposes of applying article L. 561-8 of the Monetary and Financial Code to life insurance or capitalisation contracts, where the insurance undertaking is unable to meet the obligations set ou…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organs, tissues and cells removed for therapeutic purposes for others.

Article R1211-14

The clinical selection of donors referred to in article R. 1211-13 is supplemented for any removal or collection of elements and products of the human body for therapeutic purposes by medical biology…

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