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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Victims' rights

Article D1-11-2

…detained person prosecuted or convicted for offences committed within the couple covered by article 132-80 du code pénal, or for the offence defined in article 227-4-2 of the same code, the competent…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Allowances for holders of municipal mandates

Article L2123-24-1-1

…euros, received by the elected representatives sitting on the municipal council, in respect of any mandate and any functions exercised within them and within any union within the meaning of Books VII…

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

Article L3123-19-2-1

…os, received by the elected representatives sitting on the departmental council, in respect of any mandate and any functions exercised within them and within any trade union within the meaning of Book…

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

Article L4135-19-2-1

…nated in euros, received by the elected members sitting on the regional council, in respect of any mandate and any functions exercised within them and within any trade union within the meaning of Book…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4421-1-2

For the application of article L. 4123-5, the words: "and article L. 145-2-1 of the Social Security Code" and for the application of article L. 4132-5, the words: "and L. 145-2-1 of the Social Securit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Notification procedure.

Article R1123-20-1

I.-An information system for research involving the human person enables: 1° Exchanges between sponsors and committees for the protection of individuals. To this end, it receives requests for advice f…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Categories of incidents, terms and conditions for reporting significant or serious information systems security incidents

Article D1111-16-2

I.-The reporting of serious information system security incidents as provided for in Article L. 1111-8-2 is intended to :1° Provide the competent State authorities with the information they need to de…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Trade union section representative

Article L2142-1-2

The provisions of articles L. 2143-1 and L. 2143-2 relating to the conditions of appointment of the trade union delegate, those of articles L. 2143-7 to L. 2143-10 and of the second and third paragrap…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Minimum solvency margin requirement

Article R334-13-2

…sification provision referred to in Article R. 343-3, the requirement referred to in Article R. 334-13 is set at 1% of the said provision. For the application of article R. 334-13-1, management expens…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and supervision of the profession.

Article L821-12-2

I.-For the purposes mentioned in 9° of I of Article L. 821-1, the High Council shall, at their request, communicate the information or documents that it holds or that it collects to the authorities of…

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