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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 8: Restructuring of professional branches

Article L2261-33

…merger of the scope of application of several collective agreements in application of I of article L. 2261-32 or in the event of the conclusion of a collective agreement combining the scope of severa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Compensation for contaminated victims.

Article L3122-3

…nsation has been rejected, if no offer has been made to them within the period mentioned in article L. 3122-5 or if they have not accepted the offer made to them. This action is brought before the Par…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4251-3

I.- Subject to the provisions of article L. 4061-1, persons who have obtained the evidence of formal qualifications or authorisation required to practise the profession of medical physicist, prior to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: The Metropolitan Conference of Mayors

Article L3633-3

…of Lyon to the municipalities located within its territory, under the conditions defined in Article L. 1111-8. Under the same conditions, this proposes a strategy for the delegation of certain powers…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Transfers of charges and income between the Rhône department and the Lyon metropolitan authority

Article L3663-3

…the Rhône département's administrative accounts, in order to determine, in accordance with Article L. 3663-6, the amount of the metropolitan compensation grant.The local commission in charge of asses…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Relations between the Assembly and the Executive Council of Martinique

Article L7225-3

…council, but may not be less than three clear days.Without prejudice to the application of article L. 7222-10, the agenda is set by the President of the Assembly after consultation with the Vice-Pres…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Professional secrecy, accounting and statutory auditing

Article L526-35

…ns set out above must keep it confidential, whether or not the aforementioned operation is successful. However, in the event that the aforementioned transaction is successful, these persons may in tur…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Financial provisions

Article L2511-39

…s expenditure shall be carried out on an adversarial basis by the committee provided for in article L. 2511-36; if the mayor of the municipality, the mayor of Paris or the mayor of the arrondissement…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Environment.

Article L4424-35

…The Office is chaired by an Executive Councillor appointed by the President of the Executive Council. It is managed by a director appointed on the proposal of the president of the office by decree de…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Legal status of in vitro diagnostic medical devices.

Article L5221-3

I.-The devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 shall be placed on the market or put into service in accordance with Article 5 of that Regulation and this Article.II.-Pursuant to A…

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