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

Article L3123-9-2

…one of the following situations:- being registered with the institution mentioned in l'article L. 5312-1 of the Labour Code in accordance with the provisions of article L. 5411-1 of the same code;- h…

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

Article L4135-9-2

…in one of the following situations:- being registered with the institution mentioned in article L. 5312-1 of the French Labour Code in accordance with the provisions of l'article L. 5411-1 of the same…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and membership

Article R1253-15

The main activity of the employers' group referred to in article R. 1253-14 is to replace the persons referred to in that article in the event of: 1° Temporary impediment resulting from illness, accid…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
E: Provisions common to industrial establishments and commercial premises

Article 1501

I. - Special valuation procedures may be laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat for categories of premises, establishments or installations of an industrial or commercial nature, where there are pr…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Group membership

Article 849-15

In the context of the implementation of the individual procedure for compensation for damage, when the interested party addresses the claim for compensation directly to the person declared liable, he/…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Regional health agency.

Article L6431-15

…cal Commission and the Agency Committee are also consulted on points 1 to 11 and 14 of Article L. 6431-6. In these cases, the Medical Commission and the Agency Committee deliberate in joint formation…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition and mandate of employee representatives

Article R1233-15

Disputes concerning the validity of the electoral operations for the social administration committee shall be brought, within five days of the proclamation of the results, before the Director General…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Shareholding and control.

Article D214-32-7-13

…al, repurchase of shares or acquisition of its own shares by the company, as defined in articles D. 214-32-7-14 and D. 214-32-7-15; 2° Does not vote, within the governing bodies of the company concern…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: The automated national registry of judicial procedures and the automated processing system known as "Cassiopée".

Article R15-33-66-9

The II of Article 3 of the Act of 6 January 1978 susvisée, of all or part of the information and personal data recorded in the processing:- lawyers;- persons involved in the proceedings within the mea…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Regional hospitals

Article D6141-15

The list of hospital centres designated as regional hospital centres pursuant to Article L. 6141-2 is as follows:1° Centre hospitalier régional d'Amiens ;2° Angers regional hospital centre ;3° Centre…

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