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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The local authority's budget and accounts

Article LO6361-10

The award of grants shall be the subject of a deliberation separate from the vote on the budget. However, for grants whose award is not subject to conditions, the territorial council may decide: 1° To…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter: On-call duty

Article L421-1

As an exception to the second and third paragraphs of…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Infringement of a copyright or related right by an online public communication service

Article L443-1

The Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée may refer the matter to the court under the conditions set out inarticle L. 336-2 of the French Intellectual Property Code.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter: Human rights

Article L1110-12

For the purposes of this Title, a care team is a group of professionals who participate directly on behalf of the same patient in the performance of a diagnostic or therapeutic act, the compensation o…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: COMMON PROVISIONS

Article L311-1

To enter France, all foreign nationals must be in possession of: 1° Unless exempted from this obligation, the visas required by international conventions and by Article 6(1)(a) and (b) of Regulation (…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Rules of procedure.

Article L654-16

For the application of the provisions of sections 1 and 2 of this chapter, the statute of limitations for public prosecution shall run only from the date of the judgment opening the safeguard, receive…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Business project support contract.

Article L5142-1

A natural person bound by a business project support contract for the creation or takeover of an economic activity, under the conditions set out inarticle L. 127-1 of the French Commercial Code, benef…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Evaluation, accreditation and analysis of hospital activity.

Article L6113-12

Each year, on a proposal from the public entity mentioned in the last paragraph of article L. 6113-11 and after consulting the national organisations most representative of health care organisations,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Redundancies for economic reasons.

Article L321-13

Any termination of the employment contract of an employee of an age determined by decree giving entitlement to payment of the insurance allowance provided for in article L. 351-3 entails the obligatio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Penalties.

Article L6362-12

Recovery of payments due in respect of inspections carried out pursuant to Articles L. 6361-1 to L. 6361-3 is established and pursued in accordance with the procedures and subject to the securities, g…

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