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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Electorate and eligibility.

Article L2314-22

In temporary employment undertakings, all temporary employees satisfying the conditions defined in article L. 2314-20 and bound to the temporary employment undertaking by an assignment contract at the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Implementation of the apprenticeship programme

Article R1161-22

The programme is run by an operator, chosen and contracted for this purpose by the company marketing the medicinal product. The operator is chosen on the basis of the guarantees of independence that i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for swearing in

Article L131-22

A sworn broker may be struck off the list drawn up by the Court of Appeal either following a voluntary resignation or by disciplinary action. His registration lapses if he ceases to carry on the perso…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Meetings

Article L2315-22

Save in exceptional circumstances, the members of the staff delegation of the Social and Economic Committee shall submit to the employer a written note setting out the purpose of the requests made, tw…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Exchange and dissemination of information

Article L512-22

The provisions of article 11 of the Code of Criminal Procedure or those relating to professional secrecy do not prevent the disclosure of information by authorised agents, with a view to preventing a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Financial provisions.

Article L2512-22

The expenditure and revenue of the Police Prefecture are covered by a special budget.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Financial provisions.

Article R2512-22

When they are not settled by account transfer, the expenditure of the commune of Paris and its public establishments must be settled by cheque drawn on the Treasury. Cheques are crossed when they exce…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operating conditions

Article R5124-22

In the event of absence or impediment of the pharmacists in charge or delegates, their replacement may not exceed one year, except in the case of military obligations. In this case, the replacement pe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Conditions for issuing, suspending or revoking approval for bodies providing training for local elected representatives (R)

Article R1221-22

At the end of the training course or session, the organisation issues the elected representative with a certificate specifying the exact nature of the training received. Where the elected representati…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Sub-section 2: Provisions applicable to the automatic release under constraint provided for in II of article 720

Article D147-22

The prison integration and probation service located within the jurisdiction of the prison where the person being released under constraint is incarcerated will give or arrange for the person to be gi…

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