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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession of medical electroradiology manipulator

Article L4351-13

The following shall be determined by decree of the Conseil d'Etat: 1° Where necessary, the professional rules ; 2° The composition and operation of the commission referred to in article L. 4351-4 and…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article L2123-13

In addition to the leave of absence and credit for hours provided for in articles L. 2123-1, L. 2123-2 and L. 2123-4, members of the municipal council who are employees are entitled to training leave.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Chiropodists.

Article L4322-13

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall determine, where necessary, the procedures for applying the provisions of articles L. 4322-1 to L. 4322-12, in particular the representation of professionals on th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XIIa: Taxes levied for the benefit of communities of communes and public establishments for inter-communal cooperation

Article 1609 quinquies C

I. - The public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation mentioned in 1 of III of Article 1379-0 bis are substituted for the member municipalities for the provisions relating to the business pro…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Composition and management of the plan

Article L3334-13

The regulations of the collective retirement savings plan stipulate that part of the sums collected may be allocated to the acquisition of units in funds invested, within the limits stipulated in arti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Use of the retirement account

Article L4163-13

Holders of the professional prevention account who decide, from the age stipulated in II of article L. 4163-7, to allocate points to the use mentioned in 3° of I of the same article benefit from the i…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Levy on casino gaming revenue.

Article L422-13

Public establishments for inter-communal cooperation with their own tax authority that exercise competence for tourism or the public establishments mentioned in articles L. 5211-21 and L. 5722-6 that…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Solidarity fund for municipalities in the Ile-de-France region

Article L2531-13

I. - From 1 January 2018 , the resources of the solidarity fund for the communes of the Ile-de-France region are set at 350 million euros.II. - The solidarity fund for the communes of the Ile-de-Franc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Deliberations.

Article L4132-13

The Regional Council may not deliberate unless an absolute majority of its members in office are present. However, if the Regional Council does not meet, on the day fixed by the notice convening the m…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IX: The European Company

Article L229-13

The articles of association of a European company which does not intend to offer its shares to the public, or which intends to make one of the offers referred to in 1° and 2° of Article L. 411-2 of th…

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