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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Representative bodies and staff expression.

Article L6144-3-3

Military personnel on duty in an armed forces hospital or in another component of the armed forces health service, made available to a public healthcare cooperation grouping or assigned in accordance…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I : The Metropolitan Council

Article L3631-3

Without prejudice to articles L. 3121-9 and L. 3121-10, the Metropolitan Council shall meet as of right on the first Thursday following its election.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-1 (art. A312-1)

Declaration relating to sports facilities in application of article L. 312-2 of the French Sports Code q = several possible choices; m = only one possible choice Purpose of the declaration (one choice…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Monitoring and penalties

Article L1333-31

The control referred to in Article L. 1333-30 is carried out under the same conditions as those laid down in Chapter I of Title VII of Book I of the Environment Code. Where the competent authority is…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 6: Dissolution

Article L5842-30

I. - Articles L. 5216-9 and L. 5216-10 are applicable in French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II.II. - For the application of Article L. 5216-10:1° In the first paragraph the wo…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Administrative penalties

Article L242-39

Any breach of the provisions of article L. 224-96 and to the texts adopted for its application is punishable by an administrative fine of up to 3,000 euros for a natural person and 15,000 euros for a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial contracts

Article L211-35

No one may, in order to avoid obligations arising from financial contracts, rely on article 1965 of the Civil Code, even if these transactions are resolved by the payment of a simple difference.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Adoption leave.

Article L1225-39

The dismissal of an employee is cancelled if, within fifteen days of being notified of the dismissal, the person concerned sends his employer, under conditions determined by regulation, a certificate…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Adoption leave.

Article L1225-38

Adoption leave suspends the employment contract. During the suspension, employed parents benefit from the protection against dismissal provided for in articles L. 1225-4 and L. 1225-5. The application…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Adoption leave.

Article L1225-37

An employee to whom the administrative authority or any body designated by regulation entrusts a child with a view to adoption is entitled to adoption leave of up to sixteen weeks, taken within a peri…

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