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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Guarantees and indemnities granted to Board members

Article D7226-32

To set the maximum time to which elected representatives who have the status of employees are entitled pursuant to article L. 7226-9, the legal working time for a calendar year is assessed on the basi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Medical file and medical fitness form.

Article R4626-33

An occupational health medical file is compiled by the occupational physician under the conditions set out in article L. 4624-8 of the French Labour Code. In compliance with the provisions of articles…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Apprenticeship agreements with legal entities governed by public law

Article D6271-3

Where the host employer is subject to the provisions of the Labour Code, it is responsible for complying with the provisions relating to working hours set out in Book I of Part Three, as well as healt…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Information system for the personal training account and the individual right to training for local elected representatives

Article R6323-35

I.-The holder of a personal training account or individual training rights for local elected representatives has direct access to the personal data concerning him, with a view to filling in and updati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Operation.

Article R6152-315

The Board may only validly deliberate if at least two thirds of its members, including the Chairman or his alternate, are present. If this quorum is not reached, a new notice is sent within eight days…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Patents for invention

Article L614-32

Apart from the cases provided for by European Union regulations, the customs administration may, at the written request of the owner of a patent or of a supplementary protection certificate attached t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 13: Access to payment accounts

Article L133-39

I. - Where the payment is initiated by means of a card-linked payment instrument, the payment service provider managing the account shall, at the request of one of the payment service providers issuin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of the national health data system

Article R1461-3

I.-The Plateforme des données de santé and the Caisse nationale de l'assurance maladie are jointly responsible for the national health data system. II.The Caisse nationale de l'assurance maladie is re…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter V: French sub-account of the pan-European individual retirement savings product

Article L225-3

The French sub-account of the pan-European individual retirement savings product must be able to receive the deposits mentioned in 1° of Article L. 224-2. Payments are made in cash. The second paragra…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L1521-3

For the application of this Part to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon and in the absence of specific mention of this collectivity:1° The powers devolved to the Prefect, in the region or in the department, are…

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