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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Single chapter

Article L5741-5

The trade union council of the territorial and rural balance cluster may propose that the public establishments for intercommunal cooperation with their own tax status that make it up merge under the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
2. Steering Committee

Article R1142-50

The Policy Board may, on the initiative of its Chairman or at least one third of its members, hear any person or authority with competence in the fields mentioned in article R. 1142-51 and likely to e…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation.

Article R461-5

The general rapporteur may call on external rapporteurs chosen from among the members of the Conseil d'Etat, magistrates, category A civil servants or contractual State employees of equivalent level w…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Social protection

Article R621-52

The Autorité des marchés financiers may opt, for its private-sector employees, to benefit from the guarantee of resources for workers deprived of employment under the special scheme provided for in Ar…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Appointment of a provisional administrator.

Article R811-59

…titled to remuneration set by the president of the judicial court that appointed him. This decision may be appealed in accordance with the provisions of Articles 714 to 718 of the Code of Civil Proced…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Hospital duties for medical students.

Article R6153-54

The hospital medical students mentioned in article R. 6153-46 may not be assigned to the same training unit more than twice. The total duration of the assignment is set by order of the ministers respo…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Withdrawal of residence permits

Article L432-5

…ich he or she is entitled, obstructs checks or fails to comply with summonses, the residence permit may be withdrawn from him or her by a reasoned decision. The decision to withdraw the permit may onl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Employers employing casual entertainment workers.

Article L6331-55

…ut and the temporary nature of these jobs, a convention or extended national professional agreement may provide for a single contribution to the development of professional training for this or these…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conclusion and proof of the insurance contract - Form and transmission of policies.

Article L112-5

Subject to Article L. 132-6, the insurance policy may be in named person, to order or in bearer form. However, this article only applies to life insurance contracts under the conditions set out in art…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Committee of experts

Article A331-56

The Committee of Experts may hear any person it considers likely to enlighten its choices. Persons heard in this way do not take part in the deliberations of the Expert Committee and are bound by an o…

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