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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L432-4-1

…orementioned body to the General Manager of this body. The Chief Executive is appointed by the Minister responsible for the economy, after consultation with the Chairman of the aforementioned body, or…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGET AND ACCOUNTS

Article L2311-1-2

…ween women and men concerning the operation of the municipality, the policies it pursues within its territory and the guidelines and programmes likely to improve this situation. The content of this re…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL MEASURES

Article L2251-3-1

Municipalities and their groupings may award operating grants to the local structures of representative trade union organisations under conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat. The organi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 706-47-1

Persons convicted of one of the offences mentioned in the article 706-47 may be subject to a treatment order imposed either at the time of their conviction, as part of a socio-judicial follow-up, in a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 706-51-1

Any minor who is the victim of one of the offences mentioned in Article 706-47 shall be assisted by a lawyer when heard by the investigating judge. If the minor's legal representatives or ad hoc admin…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 709-1-3

…icted person has not complied with the prohibition imposed on him, pursuant to his sentence, from entering into contact with certain persons or certain categories of persons, to associate with certain…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 709-1-2

…with the procedures set out in articles 56 to 58 and during the hours set out in Article 59, and after obtaining the agreement of the public prosecutor or the sentence enforcement judge or on the ins…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L2371-3-1

…agreed subsequently or, in the absence of agreement, until the application of the provisions of Chapter III of this Title.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L2111-3-1

…Code de l'action sociale et des familles, the professionals taking care of the children may administer medical care or treatment to them, in particular when they are disabled or suffering from chroni…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L2141-3-1

…ried out on gametes intended to constitute an embryo or on an embryo conceived in vitro before or after its transfer for the purpose of gestation, if each member of the couple or the unmarried woman c…

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