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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 4: Supervisory body

Article L323-14

The articles of association of collective management organisations establish a collegiate body to oversee the activities of the management, administrative and executive bodies. This body is the superv…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Operation.

Article L5212-17

The provisions of article L. 5212-16 to unions existing on 6 January 1988, the date of publication of the loi n° 88-13 du 5 janvier 1988 d'amélioration de la décentralisation, if the municipal council…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Sub-title II: Courts with jurisdiction to prosecute, investigate and try crimes against humanity and war crimes and offences

Article 628-8-1

…e or more offences falling within the scope of the article 628, the counter-terrorism public prosecutor may communicate to the specialised intelligence services mentioned in the article L. 811-2 of th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Accessibility obligations

Article L323-1

The investment service provider defined in article L. 531-1, the entity providing investment services without being subject to the authorisation procedure provided for in article L. 531-2 and the fina…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Armed Forces Medical Corps

Article L5542-1

I.-Subject to the adaptations provided for in II, the provisions of I of article L. 5121-12-2, of article L. 5124-8, of articles L. 5124-8-1 to L. 5124-8-4, of II of article L. 5126-7, of II of articl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Fixing the term and duration of the contract.

Article L1251-11

…ment of an employee recruited under a permanent contract; 4° Seasonal jobs defined in 3° of article L. 1242-2 or for which, in certain sectors of activity defined by decree or by agreement or extended…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Self-employed practitioners

Article L6154-1

The practitioners mentioned in 1° of article L. 6152-1 and in article L. 952-21 of the Education Code who work at least eight half-days a week in public health establishments are authorised to carry o…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: APPEALS TO THE NATIONAL COURT ON ASYLUM RIGHTS

Article L532-1

…réfugiés et apatrides (French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons) pursuant to Articles L. 511-1 to L. 511-8, L. 512-1 to L. 512-3, L. 513-1 to L. 513-5, L. 531-1 to L. 531-35,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Deliberations

Article L7222-15

…owever, if on the day fixed by the notice convening the Assembly does not meet in sufficient number to deliberate, the meeting is held ipso jure three days later and the deliberations are then valid r…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Terms of office of board or committee members.

Article L5211-14

The articles L. 2123-18, L. 2123-25-1 to L. 2123-27, the first and second paragraphs of article L. 2123-28 and article L. 2123-29 apply to members of the deliberative bodies of the public establishmen…

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