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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Vacations and travel expenses.

Article R5321-5

Members of commissions, committees, working groups and other expert collegiate bodies, as well as external experts used by the Agency and appearing on a list drawn up by the Agency's Director General,…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue and withdrawal of authorisation

Article R131-5

The application for approval must be accompanied by:1° A copy of the articles of association, the internal rules and the disciplinary rules, as well as a copy of the receipt for the declaration provid…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article R3142-50

For each hour of unpaid leave, the employee shall receive from the State an indemnity equal to that of the vacation mentioned in article R. 1423-55.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article R3142-51

The list of bodies referred to in Article L. 3142-60 is drawn up and kept up to date by a joint order of the Minister responsible for these bodies and the Minister responsible for the Budget.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Transfers of property, rights and obligations

Article R5215-3

For the application of article L. 5215-29 : - An operation is considered to be a coherent whole of such a nature as to be put into service without any additions; - An operation is considered to have b…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article L335-5

In the event of a conviction based on one of the offences defined in articles L. 335-2 to L. 335-4-2, the court may order the total or partial, permanent or temporary closure, for a maximum period of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Inter-municipal equalisation fund, allocations and other revenue distributed by the local finance committee

Article L2573-54

The articles L. 2334-32, L. 2334-33 and L. 2334-38 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Unions of mutual insurance companies.

Article R*322-117-2

The articles of association of companies reinsured under the conditions defined in Article R. 322-117-1 must contain a clause providing for the substitution of the mutual union for the reinsured compa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Protection and promotion of maternal and child health.

Article L2421-5

Article L. 2132-2-2 is applicable to Wallis and Futuna.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Collective decisions by members

Article L323-5

The general meeting of members is held at least once a year.

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