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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Commencement of employment, management, remuneration and benefits

Article R6153-13

…y and childcare leave for the periods and in accordance with the procedures laid down in article R. 6152-819. During this leave, the remuneration referred to in article R. 6153-10 and in 1° and 3° of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10a: Parallel distribution

Article R5121-136-1

…lel distribution in France of a proprietary medicinal product within the meaning of Article L. 5124-13-2, it shall inform the marketing authorisation holder of this intention and send the Director Gen…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Agreements relating to the exercise of undivided rights in the absence of a usufructuary.

Article 1873-13

The undivided co-owners may agree that, on the death of one of them, each of the survivors may acquire the share of the deceased, or that the surviving spouse, or any other designated heir, may have i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article R5211-6

The provisions of the sub-section 1 of section 6 of chapter III of title III of book III of the second part of this code are applicable to public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation which h…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Mediation.

Article 131-3

The initial duration of the mediation may not exceed three months from the date on which the advance on the mediator's fees is paid to the mediator. This assignment may be renewed once, for the same d…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 3: Consultation of the file and issue of copies

Article 1180-13

The lawyer for the minor or the minor's parents may obtain copies of all or part of the documents in the case file. He may not communicate the copies thus obtained or their reproduction to the minor o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Composition

Article R621-6

…Each section comprises one member chosen from among the persons mentioned in 1° of IV of Article L. 621-2, one member chosen from among the persons mentioned in 2° of IV of Article L. 621-2, three mem…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Ethics

Article 132-8

…to persons heard pursuant to articles…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Withdrawal period

Article L222-13

Contracts for which the withdrawal period defined in article L. 222-7 may not be started by the parties before the end of this period without the consumer's agreement. Where the consumer exercises his…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Music Ombudsman

Article R214-13

…t it considers, at the time of their communication, to be covered by such confidentiality and which may not therefore be made public. The mediator may only bring such information or documents or parts…

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