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Showing 45014510 of 65573 articles for Art. L 242-1 · Cass. 2e civ. 4 February 2010 · Cass. 2e civ. 1 July 2010

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Interruption performed before the end of the fourteenth week of pregnancy.

Article L2212-4

Before and after the voluntary interruption of pregnancy, adult women are systematically offered a consultation with a person who has completed a qualifying course in marital counselling or any other…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Cancer centres.

Article L6162-11

The multiannual contract of objectives and resources mentioned in 1° of article L. 6162-9 is enforceable as soon as it has been signed by all the parties. The 2° bis and the penultimate paragraph of a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 10: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L5842-13

I. - The provisions of articles L. 5211-56 to L. 5211-58 are applicable in French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II.II. - For the application of Article L. 5211-56, the words: "t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 7: Transformation and merger.

Article L5842-10

I. - The articles L. 5211-41 to L. 5211-41-3 are applicable in French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II, III and IV.II. - For the application of articles L. 5211-41, L. 5211-41-1…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Remuneration.

Article L7124-10

When, pursuant to articles L. 7124-4 and L. 7124-4-1, the employment of a child is not subject to authorisation, the rules for dividing the remuneration received by this child between his legal repres…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Control.

Article L1263-1

The enforcement officers referred to in Article L. 8112-1 and the authorities responsible for coordinating their actions are empowered to provide each other with any information and documents required…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Voluntary termination of pregnancy.

Article L2445-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter, the following provisions of Title I of Book II of this Part shall apply in New Caledonia and French Polynesia:1° Chapter I ;2° The first paragr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions adapting Book VII.

Article L927-1

For application in Mayotte: 1° Of Article L. 711-2, the second paragraph reads: "The Mayotte Chamber of Commerce and Industry is involved in drawing up the sustainable development plan and local town…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Financing of paid work placements by the State or the region.

Article L6341-1

The State, the regions, the employers and the skills operators contribute to the financing of the remuneration of vocational training trainees. The institution mentioned in article L. 5312-1 also cont…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: PUBLIC ESTABLISHMENTS FOR INTERCOMMUNAL COOPERATION

Article L5210-1-1

…y of the distribution of the competences of the existing groupings and their exercise, a departmental inter-municipal cooperation scheme is drawn up, providing for full coverage of the territory by pu…

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