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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Guarantees granted at the end of the term of office.

Article R4135-8-1

At the end of their term of office, persons who have held one of the elective offices mentioned in Article L. 4135-9-2 benefit from the end-of-mandate differential allowance, subject to meeting the co…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Policyholder and beneficiary information and pricing

Article A132-9-3

The option for a beneficiary to elect to receive securities, units or shares under the conditions set out in article R. 132-5-7 is exercised by notifying the insurer of the option, to which is attache…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1a: National health identifier

Article R1111-8-3

The data mentioned in article R. 1111-8-2 may only be referenced using the national health identifier by the professionals, establishments, services and organisations mentioned in article L. 1110-4 an…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-82-1

The Supervisory Board deliberates annually on the company's policy in terms of professional equality and equal pay on the basis of the indicators relating to professional equality between women and me…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Granting of exploitation licences and collection of income from the exploitation of rights

Article L324-8-2

A rights holder may object to an approved collective management organisation of which he is not a member issuing exploitation authorisations on his behalf. This objection may be notified to the approv…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Payments.

Article D3332-8-1

The employer's unilateral payment for the acquisition of shares or investment certificates issued by the company benefits all members who satisfy the seniority conditions, if any, set out in the plan…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Continuous post-operative monitoring.

Article D6124-98-1

When the patient's state of health allows, the post-intervention monitoring provided for in article D. 6124-97 may be carried out in a room or in the specific adapted area provided for in article D. 6…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorised legal acts.

Article 815-7-1

In Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Réunion and Saint-Martin, when an undivided property for residential use or for mixed residential and professional use is vacant or has not been effectively o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIb: Provisions applicable to certain infringements of the public land transport services police regulations

Article R49-8-3

I.-The public prosecutor competent to issue the authorisation referred to in the first paragraph of II of Article 529-4 is the public prosecutor at the judicial court within whose jurisdiction the ope…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration

Article A822-8-1

Examination committees, which may include the specialist examiners referred to in article A. 822-8, present to the selection board, under whose authority they are placed, proposals for marking candida…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
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