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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 2: The department.

Article L132-5

The resources of the departmental tourism committee may include in particular: 1° Subsidies and contributions of all kinds from the State, the region, the department, the municipalities and their grou…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Personnel.

Article L5323-5

The procedures for applying the provisions of this chapter shall be determined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, and in particular : 1° The rules applicable to the Agency's contract staff ; 2° The defi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Recourse in the event of non-payment

Article L131-52

The bearer may claim from the person against whom he is making the claim : 1. The amount of the unpaid cheque ; 2. Interest from the date of presentation, payable at the legal rate applicable in Franc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Chiropodists.

Article L4322-5

Persons who have proved that they were regularly practising the profession of chiropodist on 1 May 1946 and who have received authorisation may perform, for life, the acts within the competence of chi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Housing information and assistance committee

Article L2315-52

The Employee Housing Information and Assistance Commission assists employees wishing to purchase or rent housing under the "participation des employeurs à l'effort de construction" (employer's contrib…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: EXPENDITURE

Article L2321-5

…nt, in respect of one year, more than 1% of the parturients or more than 1% of the deceased in a public health establishment comprising a maternity unit and situated on the territory of another commun…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Civil capacity.

Article L2132-5

Trade unions may:1° Set up and administer information centres for job offers and applications;2° Create, administer and subsidise professional provident institutions, educational, training, popularisa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of persons under psychiatric care.

Article L3211-5

A person undergoing psychiatric care, whether or not in the form of full hospitalisation, on account of a mental disorder, retains all his rights and duties as a citizen at the end of such care, subje…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Housing information and assistance committee

Article L2315-51

The Housing Information and Assistance Committee facilitates housing for employees and their access to home ownership and rented accommodation. To this end, the committee: 1° Seeks out the possibiliti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Cosmetic products.

Article L5431-5

The person responsible, as determined in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on cosmetic products, for placing on the market, fr…

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