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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Staff.

Article R2324-39

I.-A "Health and Inclusive Care" advisor is appointed in each non-permanent childcare establishment and service. The "Health and Inclusive Care" advisor works in collaboration with the professionals m…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 81

…s for a period of three years, under the conditions set by Article 17 of Law no. 94-679 of 8 August 1994 and for the duration of their professional career under the conditions set by Article 51 of Law…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Agency staff

Article L1432-11

I. - In each regional health agency, an Agency and Working Conditions Committee is set up to deal with issues and projects affecting all staff. This committee has legal personality and manages its own…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 3: Financial contributions from communes and public establishments for inter-communal cooperation in the département, communes in the metropolitan area, the metropolitan area and the département to the budget of the departmental-metropolitan fire and rescue service

Article L1424-76

The contribution of the department and that of the metropolitan authority to the budget of the departmental-metropolitan fire and rescue service are set each year by deliberation of the departmental c…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Technical and accounting rules.

Article R441-7

The technical provisions for the operations provided for in Article L. 441-1 are as follows:1° The special technical provision, from which are deducted the benefits paid and management charges, within…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Safeguards.

Article L622-13

I. - Notwithstanding any legal provision or any contractual clause, no indivisibility, termination or resolution of a current contract may result from the sole fact of the opening of safeguard proceed…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Safeguards.

Article L622-7

I. - The judgment initiating the proceedings entails, ipso jure, a prohibition on the payment of any claim arising prior to the opening judgment, with the exception of payment by way of set-off of rel…

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

Article L821-1

I.-The Haut Conseil du Commissariat aux Comptes is an independent public authority. The Haut Conseil carries out the following missions: 1° It registers the statutory auditors and third-country audito…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions common to performers and phonogram producers

Article R214-10

I.- Referral to the mediator shall be made by letter delivered against a signature or by any other means capable of establishing proof of the date of referral and shall include: 1° If the applicant is…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 302 bis KH

I. - A tax is hereby introduced payable by any electronic communications operator, within the meaning of Article L. 32 of the French Post and Electronic Communications Code, which provides a service i…

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