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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Associate midwives

Article R6152-547

Associate midwives are entitled to five working days' training leave per year. The conditions for exercising this right are laid down by order of the Minister for Health. During their leave, associate…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Holders

Article L224-17

…ated with their management are borne exclusively by the former employee making these payments. This option is not available to an employee who has access to a collective company retirement savings pla…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Special provisions relating to co-insurance of certain group operations with insurance undertakings governed by the Social Security Code and the Mutual Code

Article L145-5

Article L. 113-9 does not apply to compulsory group contracts. In the case of optional group policies, notwithstanding the same article L. 113-9, omission or misrepresentation on the part of a member…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article L612-13

…report provided for in Article L. 612-14 has been commenced, the applicant may file new claims. The option of filing new claims is open to the applicant for a utility certificate until the day on whic…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 236

…s, operating expenses incurred in scientific or technical research operations may, at the company's option, be capitalised or deducted from the results for the year or financial year in which they wer…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Seizures of certain intangible movable property or intangible movable rights

Article 706-155

…e seizure relates to a claim under a life insurance policy, it will result in the suspension of the options to surrender, renounce or pledge the policy, pending the final judgment on the merits. The s…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Provisions relating to the investigation of claims for compensation.

Article R424-11

…by order of the Minister for the Environment. The persons mentioned in the first paragraph have the option of grouping their application for one or more parcels concerning them. If the Prefect conside…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Operators of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction

Article L321-11

…out in this article.In the case of second-hand goods offered for sale and whenever buyers have the option of attending in person, the operators of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction menti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 7: Payment.

Article L511-29

…according to its value on the day of maturity. If the debtor is in arrears, the bearer may, at his option, request that the amount of the bill of exchange be paid in the currency of the country accor…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L3431-4

The European Collectivity of Alsace may offer optional teaching of regional language and culture on its territory, throughout schooling, in accordance with the procedures defined by the agreement refe…

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