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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4441-6

For its application in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, Article L. 4124-2 reads as follows: "Art. L. 4124-2. - Doctors entrusted with a public service and registered on the register of New Caledoni…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L5511-3

Article L. 5125-4, applicable in Mayotte, reads as follows:"Art. L. 5125-4. - In municipalities with a population of 15,000 or more, only one licence may be issued for each whole block of 7,000 inhabi…

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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 Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Assignment of receivables, leases and mortgages

Article L2232-2

The remuneration due by the buyer may be assigned in accordance with the provisions of articles L. 313-29-1 et seq. of the French Monetary and Financial Code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Operation.

Article L4523-7

The Health, Safety and Working Conditions Committee referred to in Articles L. 2315-36 et seq. is set up within the Social and Economic Committee.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Powers

Article L5217-2

I. - The metropolis automatically exercises, in place of the member municipalities, the following competences:1° In matters of economic, social and cultural development and planning:a) Creation, devel…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Procedures for reimbursing undue payments

Article L6323-44

For the repayment of sums wrongly paid by the Caisse des dépôts et consignations, the Director General of the Caisse des dépôts et consignations may issue a constraint which, in the absence of opposit…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Delegated federations

Article L131-20

When the Minister responsible for Sports refers to the administrative court the acts taken by virtue of the delegation mentioned in article L. 131-14 which he considers to be contrary to the law, he m…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: European patents

Article L614-6

A European patent application may only be converted into a French patent application in the case provided for in Article 135-1 (a) of the Munich Convention. In this case and on pain of rejection of hi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Unavailability, early release and delivery of sums

Article L3334-15

Without prejudice to the cases of early release provided for in article L. 3334-14, the sums or values registered in the participants' accounts are paid out in the form of a life annuity acquired for…

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