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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Conditions for exercising departmental mandates

Article L3123-11

In addition to the leave of absence and credit for hours provided for in articles L. 3123-1 and L. 3123-2, members of the departmental council who are employees are entitled to training leave. This le…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Conditions for exercising regional mandates

Article L4135-11

In addition to the leave of absence and credit for hours provided for in articles L. 4135-1 and L. 4135-2, members of the regional council who are employees are entitled to training leave. This leave…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Duties to patients

Article R4312-11

Nurses must listen to, examine, advise, educate or care for all persons with the same conscience, whatever their origin, morals, social or family situation, beliefs or religion, disability, state of h…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Conditions for salaried employment.

Article L5221-11

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the application of articles L. 5221-3 and L. 5221-5 to L. 5221-8.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R8252-11

…icting a person of knowingly using the services of an employer of a foreign national not authorised to work, the court registry will send a copy of the decision to the Director General of the French O…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to investment service providers other than portfolio management companies

Article D533-11

The following are deemed to be professional clients within the meaning of article L. 533-16, for all investment services and all financial instruments:1. a) The credit institutions referred to in arti…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Mutual assistance for the purpose of seizing the proceeds of an offence with a view to their subsequent confiscation

Article 694-11

Without prejudice to the application of Article 694-4, the request submitted under Article 694-10 is rejected if one of the grounds for refusal mentioned in article 713-37 already appears to have been…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Contracts between a performer and a phonogram producer

Article L212-11

The transfer of the performer's rights mentioned in this code is subject to the condition that each of the rights transferred is the subject of a separate mention in the contract concluded with the ph…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-11

…culation of group solvency takes account of the proportional share held by the undertaking referred to in the first paragraph of article R. 356-8 in its affiliated undertakings. This proportional shar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to elections to the various disciplinary boards and chambers

Article R4125-11

Where votes are cast by post, they must be sent to or deposited with the head office of the relevant organising council. Voting closes on election day at the time specified when the elections are anno…

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