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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Expenditure

Article L3664-1

…Hôtel de la Métropole;2° Expenditure relating to the functional allowances provided for in articles L. 3632-1 à L. 3632-4 and to the training costs of the elected representatives referred to in articl…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Withholding

Article L335-18

…he Council of State shall set: 1° The conditions for applying the measures provided for in articles L. 335-10 to L. 335-16; 2° The conditions under which goods likely to infringe a copyright or relate…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Withholding

Article L521-19

…ncil of State shall set: 1° The conditions for application of the measures provided for in Articles L. 521-14 to L. 521-17-3; 2° The conditions under which the destruction of goods likely to constitut…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Services provided by an institution for occupational retirement provision established in another Member State of the European Union or in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L370-1

…e European Economic Area and which offer the operations mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 381-1 of this Code and in Article L. 3334-2 of the Labour Code.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter II: Defence or security concession contracts

Article L1122-1

…public establishments for the purpose of carrying out the works or services referred to in article L. 1113-1. The principles set out in article L. 3, when applied to defence or security concessions,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Mandate.

Article L2143-10

In the event of a change in the legal status of the employer as referred to in article L. 1224-1, the mandate of the trade union delegate or central trade union delegate continues when the undertaking…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Criminal provisions

Article L2317-1

…or the free appointment of their members, in particular by disregarding the provisions of articles L. 2314-1 to L. 2314-9, is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of €7,500. Obstructing t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Actions and resources of members of multidisciplinary occupational health teams.

Article L4624-10

…of this chapter, in particular the procedures for the individual monitoring provided for in Article L. 4624-1, the procedures for identifying the workers referred to in Article L. 4624-2 and the proce…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Control.

Article L6116-1

…itored, within health, social and medico-social establishments, by the agents mentioned in articles L. 1421-1 and L. 1435-7 and the members of the Inspectorate General of Social Affairs. The Chairman…

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

Article L938-1

For the application in New Caledonia of Articles L. 822-2 to L. 822-7, the terms listed below are replaced as follows: 1° "commission régionale d'inscription" by "commission territoriale d'inscription…

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