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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: EXPENDITURE

Article L2321-4

Until 31 December 1999, the share of expenditure borne by the local authorities or their groupings for the construction of collèges and their sports teaching annexes is shared between the communes and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Organisation

Article L512-49

The Board of Directors of the central body of Crédit Agricole includes, in addition to the members appointed by the General Meeting under the conditions defined in articles L. 225-17 and L. 225-18 of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Derogations on a geographical basis

Article L3132-25-1

Retail establishments which provide goods and services and which are located in commercial areas characterised by a particularly large commercial offer and potential demand, where applicable taking in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Guarantee institutions against the risk of non-payment.

Article L3253-17

The guarantee provided by the guarantee institutions referred to in article L. 3253-14 is limited, for all sums and claims advanced combined, to one or more amounts determined by decree, with referenc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Public holidays.

Article L3164-8

In sectors where this is justified by the particular characteristics of the activity, a list of which is set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, an agreement or an extended collective labour agreement or…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Seizures and assignments.

Article L3252-5

Direct debit of the current monthly instalment and the last six months' unpaid maintenance payments, or the last twenty-four months' unpaid maintenance payments when the body responsible for paying fa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L4211-6

Any person who has obtained authorisation from the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, after obtaining the opinion of the Académie nationale de médecine, may prepare a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Discipline.

Article L4234-6-1

Where the acts of which the pharmacist is accused have revealed a lack of professional competence, the disciplinary chamber may, without prejudice to any penalties it may impose pursuant to 1° to 4° o…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 411-76

Short-length audiovisual works are produced, in a minimum proportion determined in accordance with the conditions laid down by the order of 21 May 1992 issued for the application ofarticle 6 of decree…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Interruption of the payment period

Article R2192-30

When the authorising officer and the public accountant do not belong to the same legal entity and have agreed on a conventional payment period under the conditions set out in Article 12 of Decree no.…

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