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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2 - Financing and management of the individual training entitlement of local elected representatives

Article D1621-13

The rate of the compulsory contribution payable by local elected representatives to finance the individual right to training of local elected representatives is set at 1% of the amount mentioned in ar…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Security protocol.

Article R4515-11

…ransport companies shall keep a copy of each safety protocol, dated and signed, at the disposal of: 1° the social and economic committees of the companies concerned; 2° the labour inspectorate.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 13: Interventional activity under medical imaging in cardiology

Article R6123-129

Interventional cardiology imaging is carried out in three ways: 1° Interventional arrhythmology; 2° Congenital heart disease excluding arrhythmology; 3° Ischaemic and structural heart disease in adult…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Approval of the employer referred to in 5° of Article L. 7124-1

Article R7124-19-3

Approval, or renewal of approval, may only be granted when the child's physical and psychological safety is sufficiently guaranteed. As part of the examination of the application, the administrative a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Recruitment.

Article R6152-404

The recruitment of a contractual practitioner must be compatible with the establishment's medical project.Contractual practitioners recruited in an establishment may carry out their duties in several…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VII: Advances and loans

Article R2337-4

Advances granted pursuant to articles R. 2336-1 to R. 2336-3 are reimbursed within a maximum of two years. The effective repayment period and the interest rate are set by the Minister of Finance.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: The obligation to insure

Article A211-1-1

Insurance contracts relating to the operations mentioned in article R. 321-1, section 10 (third-party liability for motor land vehicles) of the Insurance Code must include the standard clause relating…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Organisation and operation

Article R514-32

…on.II. - The following are subject to the prior authorisation of the Guidance and Supervisory Board:1° Expenditure exceeding an amount set by order of the Minister for the Economy;2° Decisions to open…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Removal from the list of jobseekers.

Article L5412-1

…uck off the list of jobseekers, under conditions determined by a decree of the Conseil d'Etat, if : 1° Is unable to prove that he/she has carried out positive and repeated acts with a view to finding…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Investor protection

Article L764-11

…ust 2003 L. 452-3 and L. 452-4Order no. 2000-1223 of 14 December 2000 II.-For the application of I: 1° Article L. 452-1 is amended as follows: a) In the first paragraph, the words: "even before all th…

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