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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Development grant.

Article L2334-23-2

…ipalities with more than 10,000 inhabitants that are department or arrondissement chief towns. From 2020, the sum of the per capita allocations received by a commune in an overseas department under th…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter V: Medically assisted procreation with third-party donors

Article 342-12

…ion in writing, pass on only one surname to their children. Where the last paragraph of article 342-13 is applied and the child's filiation is modified as a result, the public prosecutor shall change…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-title I: Common provisions

Article 761

…the jurisdiction of the protection litigation judge; 2° In the matters listed by articles R. 211-3-13 to R. 211-3-16, R. 211-3-18 à R. 211-3-21, R. 211-3-23 of the Code of Judicial Organisation and i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4311-12

…with political refugee status or to persons legally practising the profession of nurse in France on 13 July 1980;2° Students and apprentices preparing for the State diploma as part of their work place…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Employment obligation.

Article L5212-5-1

…9 to L. 5212-11 ; 4° The beneficiaries of the employment obligation as set out in Articles L. 5212-13 to L. 5212-15. The decision applies only to the requesting employer and may be invoked against th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Expertise procedure

Article R1142-63-14

…each of the heads of loss specified in the opinion of the college referred to in article R. 1142-63-13. The offer shall specify, where applicable, for each head of loss, the deviation from the opinion…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit, other engagements and services performed by statutory auditors

Article R823-14

…edure does not apply if the parties agree to exceed the limits set in Articles R. 823-12 and R. 823-13.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Audiovisual production contract

Article L132-25-2

I.-One or more agreements relating to the remuneration of authors concluded between the professional authors' organisations, the collective management organisations mentioned in Title II of Book III o…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions specific to Book I

Article L3341-1

…the European Union. "6° Article L. 3126-3 is deleted; 6° bis In the first paragraph of Article L. 3133-1, the word "transmit" is replaced by the words "may transmit";7° Article L. 3134-3 is deleted;8…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions specific to Book I

Article L3321-1

…the European Union. "6° Article L. 3126-3 is deleted; 6° bis In the first paragraph of Article L. 3133-1, the word "transmit" is replaced by the words "may transmit";7° Article L. 3134-3 is deleted;8…

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