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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for the extension of agreements.

Article L2261-22

I.-In order to be extended, the branch agreement concluded at national level must contain clauses relating to the determination of the rules for negotiation and conclusion, as provided for in articles…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Supplementary apprenticeship contribution

Article L6242-1

I.-An additional apprenticeship contribution is payable annually by companies with at least two hundred and fifty employees who are liable for the apprenticeship tax in application of article L. 6241-…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Access to non-identifying data and the identity of the third-party donor

Article L2143-6

A commission for access to non-identifying data and the identity of third-party donors is placed under the authority of the Minister for Health. It is responsible for:1° Granting requests for access t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Powers.

Article L5214-16

I. - The communauté de communes automatically exercises, in place of the member communes, the competences falling within each of the following groups: 1° Spatial planning for the implementation of act…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L4211-1

The region's mission, while respecting the remit of the départements and communes and, where appropriate, in collaboration with these local authorities and the State, is to contribute to the economic,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Voter information, election campaign and voting operations

Article LO1112-10

The following are entitled to take part in the campaign for the referendum, at their request, by the executive of the territorial authority that has decided to organise the poll:- the groups of electe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Intervention procedures

Article L1523-2

When a local semi-public company is bound to a local authority, a group of local authorities or another public person by a development concession referred to in article

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Regional health project

Article L1434-3

I.-The regional health plan :1° Indicates, with due respect for freedom of establishment, the need for facilities to provide the primary care referred to in article L. 1411-11 and the secondary care r…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Technical protection and information measures

Article L331-9

Television service publishers and distributors may not use technical measures that would have the effect of depriving the public of the benefit of the private copy exception, including on a medium and…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Formation of the contract

Article L224-80

In the event that the trader has not completed and supplied to the consumer on paper or on any other durable medium the withdrawal form provided for in 5° of Article L. 224-78, consumers have a withdr…

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