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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Credit for hours worked

Article R2123-7

…in the employment contract of the employee concerned, in accordance with the provisions of article L. 3123-6 of the Labour Code (1), and the legal weekly working time defined in Article R. 2123-9 of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Authorisation for creation or transfer

Article R5126-79

For the application of II of article L. 5126-4, the authorisation may only be suspended, except in the event of an immediate danger to public health, or withdrawn once the director general of the regi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Emergency contraception in secondary education establishments and university and inter-university student health services

Article D5134-7

…'s situation corresponds to the cases of emergency mentioned in the third paragraph of I of article L. 5134-1. The medicinal product is administered in accordance with the conditions of use laid down…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Tasks of the agency

Article 706-160

…without prejudice to the allocation of these assets under the conditions provided for in articles L. 2222-9 du code général de la propriété des personnes publiques et 707-1 du présent code;4° L'alié…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Therapeutic use exemptions

Article D232-72

…horisation to use a prohibited substance or method for therapeutic purposes, provided for inarticle L. 232-2, is granted when each of the following conditions is met on a balance of probabilities: 1°…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: National register of persons prohibited from managing assets

Article R128-7

…national file of those prohibited from managing by the recipients mentioned in 1° to 4° of Article L. 128-2 and their communication to the latter are carried out electronically and are subject to sec…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 1 - Organisation of the fund for financing and managing the individual training rights of local elected representatives

Article R1621-7

…nion of the national council for the training of local elected representatives mentioned in article L. 1221-1, the minister responsible for local authorities sets, by order: 1° The maximum hourly cost…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Delegation hours

Article R2315-7

…staff delegation of the social and economic committee at the meetings referred to in 2° of article L. 2315-11 is not deducted from the delegation hours provided for in article R. 2314-1 provided that…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Right to support

Article R5131-7

The derogations provided for in article L. 5131-4 concern cases where there is no local mission in all or part of the territory, or where a local mission ceases to operate, and cases where a local mis…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Financial assistance

Article R5213-77

…muneration during periods giving rise to the payment of the daily allowance provided for in article L. 321-1 of the Social Security Code. The amount of this reduced assistance is calculated on the bas…

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