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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions specific to certain institutions and organisations.

Article L6147-2

The tasks carried out in separate units by the City of Paris' public social and health establishment, known as the "reception and hospital care centre" and located in Nanterre, include :1° The recepti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Retailers' cooperative societies.

Article L124-14

In the event of the dissolution of a société coopérative or union governed by the provisions of this chapter and subject to the provisions of the following paragraphs of this article, the net surplus…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 8: Despecialisation.

Article L145-47

The tenant may add related or complementary activities to the business provided for in the lease. To this end, he must make his intention known to the landlord by extrajudicial act or by registered le…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Foreign nationals whose state of health requires medical treatment

Article L425-10

The foreign parents of a foreign minor who meets the conditions laid down in article L. 425-9, or the foreign national who holds a court order granting him or her parental authority over the minor, wi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1241-1

A Conseil national des opérations funéraires (National Council for Funeral Operations) is created under the authority of the Minister of the Interior. It is made up of representatives of the municipal…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article L1612-2

If the budget is not adopted before 15 April of the financial year to which it applies, or before 30 April of the year of the renewal of the deliberative bodies, the State representative in the depart…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety at sporting events

Article L332-1

…sporting events may be required to provide a security service under the conditions set out in article L. 211-11 of the French Internal Security Code.In order to contribute to the safety of sporting e…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Leave of absence and maternity leave.

Article L1225-17

The employee is entitled to maternity leave for a period starting six weeks before the presumed date of childbirth and ending ten weeks after the date of childbirth.At the request of the employee and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health protection.

Article L1521-7

I.-Title VI of Book I of this Part is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptations set out in II.Article L. 1161-2 is applicable in the version resulting from Order No. 2020…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Lost, destroyed or stolen life insurance policies or capitalisation or savings bonds.

Article L160-1

Anyone claiming to have lost, destroyed or stolen a life insurance contract or policy, or a capitalisation or savings certificate or contract, where the security is to order or bearer, must notify the…

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