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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions specific to certain institutions and organisations.

Article L6147-7

…Forces Health Service, provide the public hospital service under the conditions defined by articles L. 6112-1 and L6112-2, by the protocol provided for in article L. 6147-11 and the specific contracts…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Drawing up and auditing the accounts of the social and economic committee

Article L2315-71

No later than three days before the plenary meeting referred to in the third paragraph of Article L. 2315-68, the members of the social and economic committee responsible for drawing up the committee'…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Overseas application of the provisions of European Union law on monetary and financial matters

Article L712-7

I. - The Minister responsible for the economy shall determine, in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands, the conditions of application of the foll…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Administrative authorisation for companies with their registered office in the Swiss Confederation

Article L321-7

Undertakings subject to State supervision pursuant to Article L. 310-1 and referred to in 3° of Article L. 310-2 may not commence their operations under an establishment regime in France until they ha…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Penalties

Article L311-7

…fication and pricing of hotels are recorded and prosecuted under the conditions set out in articles L. 450-1 to L. 450-3 of the French Commercial Code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Public policy.

Article L3141-7

When the number of working days calculated in accordance with articles L. 3141-3 and L. 3141-6 is not a whole number, the duration of the leave is increased to the next higher whole number.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 8: Payment to finance mobility services

Article L2333-75

Decrees will set out, where necessary, the procedures for applying articles L. 2333-64 to L. 2333-74 to adapt them to the specific rules of the various social security schemes.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Pharmacies for internal use.

Article L5126-7

I.-As part of the research referred to in Article L. 1121-1, the clinical investigations referred to in Article L. 1125-1 and the performance studies referred to in Article L. 1126-1, the internal-use…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of hospitals and universities.

Article L6142-7

…L. 713-4 of the Education Code, which reads as follows: " I.-Notwithstanding articles L. 7…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 4: Cost control of contracts awarded by the State and its public establishments

Article L2196-7

…turers concerned: 1° The form in which the technical and accounting information mentioned inarticle L. 2196-5 and in the second paragraph ofarticle L. 2196-6 is presented to the authorities, if the la…

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