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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Transfers of goods

Article L1424-19

Independent of the agreement provided for in Article L1424-17, and at any time, the transfer of assets to the departmental or territorial fire and rescue service may take place in full ownership.An ag…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Agricultural risk compensation scheme

Article L442-1-1

…be formed by insurance undertakings meeting the conditions set out in 1°, 2° and 4° of I of Article L. 361-4-1 of the French Rural and Maritime Fishing Code in order to: 1° Carry out, within the meani…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Portage salarial

Article L1255-14

…udes a freelance administration employment contract for a service activity, in disregard of Article L. 1254-5 ; 2° Concludes a freelance administration employment contract without complying with the p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Terms and conditions

Article L6213-10-1

A decree sets the conditions under which, by way of derogation from Articles L. 6213-1 and L. 6213-2, medical biologists may be temporarily replaced.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Simplified joint stock companies.

Article L227-1

…ns laid down in this Chapter, the rules concerning sociétés anonymes, with the exception of Article L. 224-2, the second paragraph of article L. 225-14, articles L. 225-17 to L. 225-102-2, L. 225-103…

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

Article L917-1-1

…trades sector; 3° Activities in the industry, commerce and services sector. III.-The II of Article L. 713-1 and the Articles L. 713-2 to L. 713-4 apply to the college representing activities in the i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Health centres.

Article L6323-1-1

In addition to the activities mentioned in article L. 6323-1, health centres may :1° Carry out public health initiatives, therapeutic patient education and social initiatives, in particular with a vie…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Urban solidarity and social cohesion grant.

Article L2334-16

Benefit from the allocation provided for in article L. 2334-15 :1° The first two-thirds of municipalities with 10,000 inhabitants or more, classified, each year, according to a synthetic index of reso…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Adapted companies

Article L5213-19-1

…renewal and control of the multi-year contracts for objectives and resources referred to in Article L. 5213-13 , as well as the procedures for their suspension or termination; 2° The procedures for th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Composition

Article L5911-1

…ell as the mayors of the department. Mayors may be replaced under the conditions set out in article L. 2122-17.Members of parliament and senators elected in the department, who are not members of eith…

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