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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Concerted exercise of powers

Article L1111-9-2

…ves of the region; 2° Five representatives of the public establishments mentioned in Article L. 143-16 of the town planning code; 3° Fifteen representatives of public establishments for inter-communal…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 11: Health risk monitoring and anticipation committee

Article D1413-92

…ntific authority referred to in articles I and II of article 3 of the aforementioned Act of 30 July 2022. It is consulted in this capacity by the Minister for Health. Its members are bound by confiden…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Automatic registrations

Article R123-300

…eceivership proceedings in the event of closure of the proceedings in application of Article L. 631-16 and in the event of implementation of the plan recorded in application of Articles L. 631-21 and…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Judicial police files

Article R40-35

The authorisations provided for in Article 230-16 are issued under the following conditions: 1° For national police officers carrying out judicial police duties, either by the heads of the national po…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Unavailability of sums, early release and liquidation.

Article R3332-29

Pursuant to the second paragraph of article L. 3332-16, the following events may exceptionally result in the rights built up in favour of participants being unlocked before expiry of the term of the b…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Eligibility criteria.

Article R5422-2-2

…on. This appeal is examined under the conditions set out in the second paragraph of article R. 6323-16. The employee is notified of the decision taken on the informal appeal by any means giving a cert…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Land registration and publicity

Article 1840 G

I. - In the event of a breach of the undertaking given by a forestry group under the conditions provided for in 3° of 1 of Article 793 for the improvement of the production and land structure of Frenc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions (R)

Article R2221-26

…or definitively halt the operations of the régie. In this case, the provisions of articles R. 2221-16 and R. 2221-17 apply.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Employee with a fixed-term employment contract.

Article L1226-21

If the employee is not declared unfit at the end of the suspension periods, the termination of the fixed-term employment contract by the employer in breach of the provisions of article L. 1226-8 entit…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to insurance undertakings.

Article R321-5

Undertakings authorised to operate in the classes mentioned in 20 and 22 of article R. 321-1 may be authorised to provide directly, as ancillary insurance forming part of a life insurance contract and…

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