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Showing 45414550 of 30357 articles for Art. Cons. const. – 13 May 2011 – no. 2011-126 QPC

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Allowances for holders of municipal mandates

Article L2123-20

I.-The allowances allocated for the performance of the duties of mayor and chairman of a special delegation and the maximum allowances for the actual performance of the duties of deputy mayor of munic…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L512-69

…aisses de crédit maritime mutuel ; 2. Unions de crédit maritime mutuel, which regional mutual banks may form between themselves with, where appropriate, groupings such as those defined in Article L. 5…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Negotiations on pay, working time and the sharing of added value

Article L2242-15

…of working time, in particular the introduction of part-time working. In this context, negotiations may also cover the reduction of working hours; 3° Incentives, profit-sharing and employee savings sc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Respective responsibilities of the State and the region

Article L4383-2

…ificates or other evidence of formal qualifications required to practise the profession in question may be set on an annual or multi-annual basis. Where the choice is made to determine a number of stu…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Allocation of sums held in the automatic foreign promotion account

Article 721-22

The sums entered in the automatic promotion abroad account may be invested to cover the following expenses, relating to cinematographic works mentioned in 1° to 5° of article 721-6, provided that they…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L5134-111

Aid for future employment may be granted to the following employers: 1° Private not-for-profit organisations; 2° Local authorities and groups of local authorities; 3° Other legal entities governed by…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Public hospital service

Article L6112-5

…the first paragraph of this article and the resulting association with the public hospital service may be suspended or withdrawn, under the conditions set out in article L. 6122-13 of this code. A ri…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions specific to certain institutions and organisations.

Article L6147-10

…of the armed forces health service. It is concluded under the conditions set out in article L. 6147-13.This agreement is sent to the Director General of the Regional Health Agency for approval and, fo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Referencing digital health services and tools in the digital health space

Article R1111-39

…rovide to the holder when obtaining his prior express consent as required by III of article L. 1111-13-1. The referencing committee may ask the publisher for any additional documents or information th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Appeals

Article D1242-1

Pursuant to 3° of Article L. 1242-2, the sectors of activity in which fixed-term contracts may be concluded for jobs for which it is common practice not to use open-ended contracts due to the nature o…

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