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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Alternative care structures to hospitalisation

Article D6124-305

An operating charter specific to each care structure referred to in Article D. 6124-301-1 is drawn up and specifies in particular: 1° The organisation of the facility, particularly with regard to staf…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Absence due to illness or accident

Article D1226-4

When calculating the indemnities due in respect of a pay period, account is taken of the indemnities already received by the person concerned during the previous twelve months, so that if several abse…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Parole application procedure

Article D527-2

In the event of a conviction mentioned in the first paragraph of article D. 527-1, the multidisciplinary assessment of dangerousness and the accompanying medical expertise must also be carried out, in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Filing of contracts in the non-industrial and non-commercial public sector

Article D6275-2

On receipt of the contract, the departmental unit of the regional directorate for companies, competition, consumption, labour and employment checks that it meets the conditions laid down by : 1° Artic…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: The status of the sole trader

Article D526-30

I.-The transferor, donor or contributor shall publish, at his own expense, the universal transfer of business assets provided for in article L. 526-27, in the form of a notice in the Bulletin officiel…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Health rules applicable to bathing water

Article D1332-36

The prefect shall inform the mayor of any observations he may have on the information mentioned in 1°, 2° and 3° of article D. 1332-35. With regard to 1° of article D. 1332-35, the prefect's observati…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Legal proceedings

Article D1247-2

After the fifteen-day period provided for in 3° of article D. 1247-1, the employee's tacit acceptance is deemed to have been obtained.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Legal interest rate

Article D754-4

Article D. 313-1-A is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the version resulting from Decree no. 2014-1115 of 2 October 2014.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Coordination committees.

Article D1432-2

Two alternate members are appointed under the same conditions as the full members, for those mentioned in 4° and 5° of article D. 1432-1.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Billing for services

Article D7233-2

When services are subject to value added tax, the rates, prices and travel expenses mentioned in article D. 7233-1 include this tax.

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