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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Bodies and operations

Article L5211-11-1

In public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation, the chairman may decide that the council meeting is to be held in several places by videoconference. When the Council meeting is held by video…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Sub-section 2: Departmental tax on companies operating ski-lift equipment.

Article L422-15

The rules relating to the departmental tax on companies operating ski-lift equipment are set out in articles L. 3333-4 to L. 3333-7 of the Code général des collectivités territoriales, which are repro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Compensation for victims

Article L1142-14

When the Regional Commission for Conciliation and Compensation of Medical Accidents, Iatrogenic Conditions and Nosocomial Infections considers that a healthcare professional, a healthcare institution,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK VI: Company difficulties.

Article L670-1-1

This Title also applies to natural persons domiciled in the Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin départements who have set up an appropriated asset in accordance with article L. 526-7 and whose agricultura…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles relating to research involving the human person

Article L1121-11

Research involving the human person does not give rise to any direct or indirect financial compensation for the persons who take part in it, apart from the reimbursement of expenses incurred and, wher…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IX : The Greater Paris Metropolis

Article L5219-11

The council of the Greater Paris metropolis adopts by a two-thirds majority, within six months of its creation, a financial and fiscal pact defining the financial relations between the Greater Paris m…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3121-14

An agreement or an extended branch agreement may institute a working time equivalent to the legal working time for the professions and jobs mentioned in article L. 3121-13. This agreement determines t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Minimum working hours and overtime

Article L3123-19

An agreement or an extended branch agreement sets the minimum working time referred to in Article L. 3123-7. Where it is less than that provided for in Article L. 3123-27, it shall determine the guara…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3121-11

A company or establishment agreement or, failing that, a branch agreement may introduce standby duty. This agreement sets out how standby duty is to be organised, how the employees concerned are to be…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and tasks of the network of Chambers of Commerce and Industry

Article L711-16

CCI France is responsible for coordinating the entire network of chambers of commerce and industry.In this capacity:1° It draws up the national strategy for the network of chambers of commerce and ind…

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