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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Organ transplants.

Article L1234-3-1

The regional or inter-regional health plan is drawn up by the competent authority after obtaining the opinion of the Agence de la biomédecine when it concerns organ transplantation.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Social action

Article L3214-1

The departmental council adopts the departmental social assistance regulations defining the rules according to which social assistance benefits falling within the department's remit are granted. The d…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Social action

Article L3214-2

…e board of directors, for public educational establishments;2° The head of the establishment, for private educational establishments.The competent authority may pronounce withdrawal in cases of urgenc…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IV: False claims.

Article 1030

The order granting leave to act forgery shall be served on the defendant within fifteen days, with a summons to declare whether he intends to make use of the document alleged to be forged. This summon…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IV: False claims.

Article 1028

The application for forgery against a document produced before the Cour de cassation is addressed to the first president. It shall be lodged at the registry and signed by a lawyer at the Conseil d'Eta…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IV: False claims.

Article 1029

…granting leave to act in falsity. In the event of rejection, the applicant may be ordered to pay a civil fine under the conditions set out in Article 628.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IV: False claims.

Article 1031

The defendant must notify the plaintiff, within a period of fifteen days, whether or not he intends to make use of the document alleged to be forged.In the first case, or if there is no reply within t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Portage salarial

Article R1254-5

The Labour Inspectorate monitoring officer, after checking that the prior declaration complies with the obligations set out in articles R. 1254-2 and R. 1254-3, returns a stamped copy to the sender wi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Portage salarial

Article D1254-1

…for in article L. 1254-26 which the freelance administration company must provide in respect of a given year is at least equal to 10% of the payroll for the previous year, but may not be less than 2…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Portage salarial

Article R1254-2

…provided for in paragraph 2 of the single sub-section of section 3 of chapter I of title V of book II of the first part of the labour code (regulatory part) are applicable to employee portage compani…

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