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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L6161-5

…d by the legal entities under private law mentioned in 1° of II of Article 1 of Law No. 2014-856 of 31 July 2014 on the social and solidarity economy meeting the conditions and having obtained the aut…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions (R).

Article R2334-26

…f the investment may not be modified without the authorisation provided for in a of article R. 2334-31.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation and mission

Article D561-34-1

…nformation pursuant to the provisions of I of Article L. 561-28 and Articles L. 561-29-1 and L. 561-31 shall be signed by the Director, his deputy or department staff specially appointed for this purp…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation

Article D1432-53

…onal budget that will be made available for each of the years of this term of office. No later than 31 January of each year, the Agency's Director General shall indicate the annual amount actually ent…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Budgetary and accounting arrangements for the High Council

Article R821-14-3

The budgetary and accounting year begins on 1 January and ends on 31 December. The High Council shall adopt the budget each year before the beginning of the financial year. The budget shall include a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Composition

Article R2314-1

In the absence of stipulations in the agreement provided for in the third paragraph of article L. 2314-1, the number of members of the staff delegation of the social and economic committee provided fo…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Additional compensation measures

Article 916-27

…rs provide proof that at least one screening with paid admissions was to have been organised before 31 December 2020.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article A741-1

…rcial courts with a staff of 25 to 30 judges: 1 or 2 agents;2° In commercial courts with a staff of 31 judges to 40 judges: 2 or 3 agents;3° In commercial courts with a staff of 41 judges to 60 judges…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Proposal for redeployment leave

Article R1233-18

…vent of less than ten employees being made redundant within the same thirty-day period, and L. 1233-31 and L. 1233-32, in the event of ten or more employees being made redundant within the same thirty…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L151-1

…the powers of the Corsican Regional Authority in the field of tourism are set out inarticle L. 4424-31 of the General Code of Territorial Authorities, which is reproduced below: "Art. L. 4424-31 of th…

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