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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Compensation scheme for territorial councillors

Article LO6434-3

The territorial councillor who holds other electoral mandates or who sits in this capacity on the board of directors of a local public establishment or of the Centre national de la fonction publique t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Inter-company savings plan.

Article L3333-3

The agreement sets the rules for the inter-company savings plan. These rules determine in particular: 1° The signatory companies or the professional and geographical scope ; 2° The nature of the sums…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Public sector companies and establishments.

Article L2282-3

The stipulations included in the agreements on the right of expression must be supplemented by provisions relating to : 1° The definition of work units used as a framework for meetings of shop or offi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Mutual insurance companies with a board of directors and general management

Article R322-53-1

I. - The Board of Directors determines the direction of the company's business and oversees its implementation. Subject to the powers expressly attributed to the General Meeting and within the limits…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Recruitment.

Article R6152-5-1

Hospital practitioners who, as contract practitioners or hospital assistants, have signed a hospital career commitment agreement in application of the provisions of article R. 6152-404-1 or article R.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Water and sanitation

Article L4424-36-1

The State representative may ask the territorial collectivity of Corsica to amend the master plan for water development and management to bring it into line with the provisions of articles L. 212-1 an…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Responsibilities.

Article L462-3

The Authority may be consulted by the courts on anti-competitive practices defined in Articles L. 420-1 to L. 420-2-2 and L. 420-5 as well as Articles 101 and 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Preparation, preservation and use of tissues, cells and their derivatives.

Article L1243-3

Any organisation that has made a prior declaration to the Minister for Research may, for the purposes of its own research programmes, ensure the conservation and preparation for scientific purposes of…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Suspension and prohibition of enforcement proceedings and assignment of remuneration

Article L722-3

Proceedings and assignments of remuneration shall be suspended or prohibited, depending on the case, until approval of the conventional recovery plan provided for in Article L. 732-1, until the decisi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L432-3

The State guarantee is granted by the Minister for Economic Affairs, after consulting the Commission for Guarantees and Foreign Trade Credit, established by article 15 of law no. 49-874 of 5 July 1949…

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