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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Guarantees granted at the end of the term of office.

Article R4135-8-1

…f their term of office, persons who have held one of the elective offices mentioned in Article L. 4135-9-2 benefit from the end-of-mandate differential allowance, subject to meeting the conditions set…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Availability to healthcare professionals

Article D3134-6

The healthcare professional on secondment continues to receive all elements of remuneration relating to the job he/she previously held. The Agence nationale de santé publique reimburses the employer f…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to confiscation orders issued by French courts

Article 713-6

In principle, the confiscation order is transmitted for enforcement to a single State. If the confiscation order relates to specific items of property, the public prosecutor shall transmit it, togethe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to electronic voting

Article R4311-64

…e use of electronic voting via the Internet is organised within the framework laid down by Act no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978, as amended, relating to information technology, files and civil liberties an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to electronic voting

Article R4311-63

Voting may take place electronically. Electronic voting excludes all other voting methods. The electoral regulations set out the conditions under which nurses who are not equipped for electronic votin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Spontaneous termination of pregnancy

Article L2122-6

Each regional health agency is setting up a pathway bringing together medical professionals and hospital and private psychologists, as part of a multidisciplinary approach designed to provide better s…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Foreign nationals who are victims of trafficking in human beings or procuring, or who are on a pathway out of prostitution

Article R425-6

…agraph of article R. 425-1; 2° The foreign national's complaint or testimony is false or unfounded; 3° The presence of its holder constitutes a threat to public order.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Investigations

Article R232-86-2

…ement of the person concerned. The investigators may take explanations on the spot, on the basis of 3° of article L. 232-18-4 or article L. 232-18-7, provided that the person heard has been expressly…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Paternity leave

Article D1225-8-1

In addition to the leave referred to in article L. 1225-35, the father, the mother's spouse or the person bound to her by a civil solidarity pact or the cohabiting partner is entitled to an extension…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Persons authorised to practise the profession of pharmacy assistant

Article R4241-8-2

Each candidate's file is sent to the pharmacy inspectorate, which sends the list of beneficiaries to the Director General of the Regional Health Agency. In accordance with the conditions laid down in…

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