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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Modifications

Article L2112-12

When a portion of the territory of a commune is erected as a separate commune, the municipal council is dissolved ipso jure. New elections are held immediately unless the change occurs within three mo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions common to the various councils.

Article L4233-1

The various councils of the Ordre national des pharmaciens have legal personality. They are represented by their president in all civil acts.They authorise their president to take legal action. They m…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4371-1

A dietician is any person who usually provides nutritional advice and, on medical prescription, participates in the nutritional education and rehabilitation of patients suffering from metabolic or eat…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Single chapter: Legal deposit obligation

Article L241-1

The rules relating to the legal deposit obligation incumbent on those who produce or distribute cinematographic documents as well as those who publish or import videograms intended for private use by…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Negotiation procedures.

Article L2232-18

Time spent negotiating is paid as normal working time.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L2141-1

Medically assisted procreation refers to clinical and biological practices enabling in vitro conception, the preservation of gametes, germinal tissue and embryos, embryo transfer and artificial insemi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Consultation of electors

Article L1112-16

I.-In a commune, one tenth of the electors registered on the electoral roll and, in other territorial communities, one twentieth of the electors, may request that the organisation of a consultation on…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter: Human rights

Article L1110-11

Volunteers, trained in end-of-life care and belonging to associations that select them, may, with the agreement of the patient or their relatives and without interfering with medical and paramedical c…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article L113-16

In the event of one of the following events:- change of address ;- change of marital status ;- change of marital status- change of profession ;- professional retirement or definitive cessation of prof…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Commercial agents.

Article L134-10

The right to commission can only be extinguished if it is established that the contract between the third party and the principal will not be performed and if the non-performance is not due to circums…

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