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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Grading and promotion

Article L824

Staff must be informed of the promotion tables within one month of the date on which they are drawn up.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Grading and promotion

Article L820

Periods of military training completed after entry into the hospital administration, sick leave, long-term leave and maternity leave are taken into account for advancement in step and grade. Compulsor…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Grading and promotion

Article L826

If the table is exhausted, a supplementary table is drawn up.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
BOOK V: FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L6500

From the 2020 financial year, a global autonomy grant is instituted for the benefit of French Polynesia, by deduction from State revenue, intended to compensate for the operating costs borne by this c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and opening conditions.

Article L6325-4-1

For seasonal activities within the meaning of 3° of article L. 1242-2, two employers may jointly sign a fixed-term professionalisation contract with any person mentioned in 1° of article L. 6325-1, wi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Lifelong vocational guidance

Article L6111-3

…rted in matters of career guidance, as part of the right to education guaranteed to everyone byarticle L. 111-1 of the Education Code. The public lifelong guidance service guarantees everyone access t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: French Anti-Doping Agency

Article L232-5

I.-The French Anti-Doping Agency, an independent public authority, defines and implements actions to combat doping. To this end, it cooperates with the World Anti-Doping Agency and with the anti-dopin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial penalties

Article L5462-8

The following constitutes a breach subject to a financial penalty: 1° The fact, for the manufacturer of a device mentioned in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of th…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Withholding

Article L722-9

In addition to the cases provided for by European Union regulations, the customs administration may, at the written request of a person authorised to use a geographical indication or of any organisati…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L310-3

In this Code : 1° "Home Member State" means : a) in the case of non-life insurance, the Member State of the European Union in which the head office of the insurance undertaking covering the risk is si…

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