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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Job security contract

Article L1233-66

In companies not subject to article L. 1233-71, the employer is obliged to offer, during the preliminary interview or at the end of the last meeting of staff representatives, the benefit of the profes…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibition on cash payment of certain claims

Article L112-6-2

…court-appointed administrators and judicial representatives to the institutions mentioned inarticle L. 3253-14 of the Labour Code in application of articles L. 3253-15, L. 3253-16 and L. 3253-18-1 of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration policy and practices

Article L511-84-1

For the application of Articles L. 1226-15, L. 1234-9, L. 1235-3, L. 1235-3-1, L. 1235-11 and L. 1235-16 of the Labour Code, the determination of the compensation payable by the employer does not take…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Personal data protection committees and competent authority

Article L1123-13

If the research is to be carried out in one or more public or private establishments, the sponsor must inform the director(s) of these establishments before the research is carried out.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-2

…aving the necessary competence to examine the project, under the conditions provided for in Article L. 1123-14 or Article L. 1123-16. It may only request one opinion per performance study project. In…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Personal data protection committees and competent authority

Article L1123-6

…and having the necessary competence to examine the project, under the conditions set out in article L. 1123-14. It may only request one opinion per research project. In the event of an unfavourable op…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGETS AND ACCOUNTS

Article L4313-3

The certified accounts of the bodies mentioned in 4° of Article L. 4313-2 are forwarded to the region.They are communicated by the region to regional elected representatives who so request, under the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Economic development

Article L4424-34

…f continuing vocational training actions under the conditions laid down for the regions in articles L. 214-12 to L. 214-16 of the Education Code.It draws up the regional plan contract for the developm…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions of practice of the profession of industrial property attorney

Article L422-7

Professionals registered on the list provided for in Article L. 422-1 or those established on the territory of a Member State of the European Union or of a State party to the Agreement on the European…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Shareholdings in companies

Article L2253-1

…rate municipal services or activities of general interest under the conditions laid down in Article L. 2253-2.By way of derogation from the first paragraph of this article, communes and their grouping…

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