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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article L7125-14

…er as a result of exercising his right to training under this section shall be compensated by the local authority up to a limit of eighteen days per elected member for the duration of the term of offi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Candidacy requirements

Article R1441-14

The condition of two years' professional activity mentioned in 4° of article L. 1441-7 is assessed within the ten years preceding the candidacy.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-12

Testing operations are carried out by the Director of the Testing Department of the French Anti-Doping Agency, who may delegate this task to agents under his hierarchical authority. The persons mentio…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1464 D

…siness property tax: 1° From the year following that of their establishment, doctors as well as medical auxiliaries mentioned in Book I and Book III of Part Four of the Public Health Code and subject…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Import and export

Article R5121-114

…of the authorisation to import by a means other than personal transport, referred to in article R. 5121-109, or a copy of the compassionate access authorisation under II of article L. 5121-12-1 grante…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Background files

Article 230-11

…n nationale de l'informatique et des libertés, shall lay down the terms and conditions for the application of this section. In particular, it shall specify the list of offences referred to in Article…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 8: Special provisions for non-trading property investment companies

Article L214-118

…ertakings for collective real estate investment, whatever their form.As an exception to article L. 214-114, prior to the demerger, non-trading property investment companies are authorised, where appro…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Mandate.

Article L2143-11

…the representativeness of the trade union organisation that appointed him. In the event of a significant and lasting reduction in the workforce to below fifty employees, the abolition of the trade uni…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Distribution of profit-sharing.

Article L3314-11

The sums which could not be distributed because of the rules defined in articles L. 3314-5 and L. 3314-8 are, if the agreement so provides, immediately distributed among all the employees and, where a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Allocation of hearing duties among the citizen assessors

Article R2-11

…citizen assessors are appointed in addition to the two permanent citizen assessors and, where applicable, the additional citizen assessor(s). The citizen assessors are informed by any means of the da…

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