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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: COMMUNE SECTION

Article L2411-12-2

The transfer to the municipality of all or part of the property, rights and obligations of a section may be pronounced by the State representative in the department, at the request of the municipal co…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conclusion of the contract.

Article L6222-5

Where a minor apprentice is employed by an ascendant, the apprenticeship contract is replaced by a declaration signed by the employer. This declaration is treated in all respects as an apprenticeship…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions specific to patient care provided in another Member State of the European Union

Article R1111-62

To enable the cross-border exchange of the health data referred to in Article R. 1111-55 in a comprehensible format, automated processing is implemented under the joint responsibility of the National…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Appeals

Article D1242-1

Pursuant to 3° of Article L. 1242-2, the sectors of activity in which fixed-term contracts may be concluded for jobs for which it is common practice not to use open-ended contracts due to the nature o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The person responsible

Article R1261-15

The special purpose vehicle is managed by a manager appointed in accordance with the conditions laid down in its articles of association. When the special purpose vehicle is set up in a public scienti…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Procedures and internal control

Article R561-38-9

The procedures for applying this section with regard to the nature and scope of internal procedures, the rules for organising internal control and the content of the reports on internal control provid…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Financing

Article D4163-48

The reimbursement to the general social security scheme of the sums representing the assumption of responsibility for the increased insurance periods referred to in 3° of I of article L. 4163-7 is equ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks and authorisation

Article R2131-12

Each centre consists of : 1° A team of practitioners comprising at least : a) A doctor practising on the site mentioned in 1° of article R. 2131-11, holding a diploma of specialised studies in gynaeco…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases

Article R3821-3

The provisions of Chapter V of Title I of Book I of this Part shall apply to Wallis and Futuna, subject to the adaptations provided for in this Chapter and with the exception of articles R. 3115-16, R…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Articles of association, share capital, shares.

Article R4113-35

In addition to the provisions that must be included in the Articles of Association underarticle 11 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 relating to professional non-trading companies, and those that…

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