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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article R424-1

Urban or industrial sewage sludge, the agricultural spreading of which gives rise to assistance from the guarantee fund provided for in Article L. 425-1 is as follows: 1° Sludge from domestic wastewat…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article R424-2

…es boues d'épuration urbaines ou industrielles include: 1° The proceeds of the tax instituted under II of Article L. 425-1; 2° Net proceeds from invested funds; 3° The advances from the State mentione…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of the contracting authority

Article L2422-1

The project owner may, under the conditions set out in this chapter, use the services of third parties in the following ways:1° Assistance to the project owner;2° Project management;3° Project managem…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: Residence permits for study purposes

Article D422-13

The list mentioned in articles L. 422-10 and L. 422-14 includes:1° Level I diplomas accredited by the Conférence des grandes écoles;2° The professional bachelor's degree.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: Residence permits for study purposes

Article R422-12

…lete application was submitted. As an exception to article R. 432-2, silence kept by the administrative authority on the application gives rise to an implicit rejection decision at the end of a ninety…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: The national plant variety authority

Article L412-1

A public interest grouping comprising, in particular, the State and the Institut national de la recherche agronomique performs the functions of the national plant variety authority. In this capacity,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Infringements of employee representation rules.

Article L4742-1

…alth, safety and working conditions committee, in particular by disregarding the provisions of Book IV of Part Two relating to the protection of staff representatives on this committee, is punishable…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Bodies

Article L4412-1

The office of President of the Regional Council is incompatible with that of Mayor of Paris.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article L1524-2

For the application in Mayotte of articles L. 1225-10 and L. 1225-14, the words: "l'allocation journalière prévue à l'article L. 333-1 of the Social Security Code" are replaced by the words: "the dail…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article L1524-4

For the application in Mayotte of article L. 1225-28, the words: "defined in the first paragraph of article L. 331-6 of the Social Security Code" are replaced by the words: "either between the birth o…

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