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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Secondment contract and timeshare company.

Article L1252-11

Any clause prohibiting the recruitment of a seconded employee by the user undertaking at the end of his assignment is deemed unwritten.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Territories and territorial health councils

Article L1434-11

…al of the Regional Health Agencies determine the territories and zones provided for in Article L. 1434-9; 2° The composition, operating procedures and appointment of members of the territorial health…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Ski lifts and ski runs.

Article L342-11

…the ski lift service is organised by the département in application of the provisions of article L. 342-10, the département may, by agreement, entrust the communes or groups of communes, within a defi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Formation of the credit agreement

Article L315-11

The offer cannot be accepted until ten days after it has been received by the borrower. Until the offer is accepted by the borrower, no payment in any form whatsoever may be made by the lender to the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Regies with sole financial autonomy

Article L2221-11

The income of the régies endowed with sole financial autonomy, including taxes as well as charges, is the subject of a special budget appended to the municipal budget voted by the municipal council. H…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-11

…of the proportional share held by the undertaking referred to in the first paragraph of article R. 356-8 in its affiliated undertakings. This proportional share corresponds to: a) Where the first met…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Fees paid by the debtor

Article R722-11

In enforcement proceedings that are not subject to suspension or prohibition pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, the fees borne by the debtor shall be equal to half of those provided for by th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Notification of grievances and report.

Article R463-11

For the application of Article L. 463-2, the notification of the grievances upheld by the rapporteur and the notification of the report are made by the general rapporteur to the referrer, to the minis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation of the agency committee

Article R1432-110

Permission to attend meetings of the Agency and Working Conditions Committee is granted, on presentation of the invitation to attend, to the employee representatives and alternates on the Committee, a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation of the agency committee

Article R1432-111

Time spent exercising their mandate as employee representatives is automatically considered as working time and paid at the normal rate.

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