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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Social security.

Article L3123-20

The time of absence provided for in articles L. 3123-1 and L. 3123-2 is treated as equivalent to actual working time for the purposes of determining entitlement to social benefits.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Social security.

Article L4135-20

The time of absence provided for in articles L. 4135-1 and L. 4135-2 is deemed to be equivalent to actual working time for the purposes of determining entitlement to social benefits.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation of work

Article D1432-42

…ollaboration with the other specialised commissions and under the conditions set out in article L. 1432-4, for drawing up a specific report on the assessment of the conditions in which the rights of p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Master plans, sector plans and regional plans for the organisation of missions

Article R711-45

…I France within one month of its adoption. II.-The regional scheme for the organisation of missions may be revised under the same conditions as those for its adoption: 1° At the initiative of the pres…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 6: Family habilitation

Article 494-10

…all rule, at the request of any interested party or the public prosecutor, on any difficulties that may arise in the implementation of the system.Selected for this purpose under the conditions set out…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 1: The region

Article L131-4

…departmental tourism committee or similar body; 3° Tourist offices and tourist information centres; 4° The tourism, spa and leisure professions; 5° Tourism and leisure associations; 6° Tourist municip…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1221-4

…5 and L. 6351-1 to L. 6363-2 of the Labour Code, with the exception of Articles L. 6351-7, L. 6355-24, L. 6362-2, L. 6362-4, L. 6362-6-1 and L. 6362-6-2, subject to the adaptations set out in II to X…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2a: Monitoring and surveillance

Article L621-8-4

The Autorité des marchés financiers may obtain from the persons or entities referred to in II of Article L. 621-9 any documents or information, regardless of the medium, that is relevant to the perfor…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L2221-4

…if the municipal council or the syndicate committee has so decided; 3° Or financial autonomy alone.4° Either legal personality and financial autonomy, if the municipal council or the syndicate commit…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: Insurance obligation

Article D321-4

…of the approved insurance company or companies; 3° The number of the insurance contract taken out; 4° The period of validity of the contract; 5° The name and address of the policyholder; 6° The scope…

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