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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special financial provisions applicable to public health establishments in Mayotte

Article L6416-3

The resources of public health establishments are made up of : 1° An annual grant paid by the Mayotte social security fund; 2° The income from invoicing mentioned in article L. 6416-5; 3° Other income…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Representation of organisations

Article L7343-3

The representativeness of the organisations representing the workers defined in article L. 7341-1 using the platforms mentioned in article L. 7342-1 for their activity is determined on the basis of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: School and university health services.

Article L2325-3

As stated in article L. 541-3 of the Education Code, reproduced below: "In each department and arrondissement capital, in each commune with a population of more than 5,000 and in communes designated b…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Control by the administrative authority.

Article L3345-3

In the absence of a request from a body mentioned in articles L. 213-1 or L. 752-4 of the Social Security Code or article L. 723-3 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code within the time limit set in t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 6: Right to use journalists' works

Article L132-36

By way of derogation from Article L. 131-1 and subject to the provisions of article L. 121-8, the agreement binding a professional journalist or journalist treated as such within the meaning of articl…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Provisions applicable to other buyers

Article L2221-3

For other purchasers, the assessment of how the project will be carried out, the budget sustainability study and the opinions on these are presented to the decision-making body, which decides on the p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Payment of personal transport costs.

Article L3261-3

Under the conditions set out in Article L. 3261-4, the employer may cover all or part of the cost of fuel and the cost of powering electric, rechargeable hybrid or hydrogen vehicles used by employees…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Removal from a living person.

Article L1231-3

The committee of experts whose intervention is provided for in articles L. 1231-1, L. 1241-3 and L. 1241-4 sits in two panels of five members appointed for three years by order of the Minister for Hea…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Mental health policy and organisation of psychiatry.

Article L3221-3

I.- As part of the psychiatric activity mentioned in article L. 3221-1-1, the mission of sector psychiatry, which contributes to the mental health policy defined in article L. 3221-1, consists of guar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases.

Article L3841-3

Article L. 3136-1 is applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in the version resulting from Law no. 2022-1089 of 30 July 2022 putting an end to the exceptional regimes created to combat the ep…

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