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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to elected representatives who are public servants (R).

Article R2123-20

The benefit of training leave is by right to carry out a training course or attend a training session meeting the criteria set out in article R. 2123-12. It may, however, be refused if the requirement…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation

Article R4441-26

When, due to the implementation on grounds of legitimate suspicion of the provisions relating to the request for recusation, provided for as the case may be, in articles 341 to 348 of the code of civi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation

Article R4441-24

Alternate members replace, where appropriate, full members who are prevented from sitting or who cease to hold office for any reason before the end of their term of office. In the latter case, the ter…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation

Article R4441-23

If a member of the Disciplinary Chamber is no longer entered on the roll of the Bar or no longer fulfils the conditions required to be eligible for election, he shall be deemed to have resigned automa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation

Article R4441-25

The costs of setting up and running the court of first instance of the competent body in New Caledonia or French Polynesia, as well as the travel and attendance allowances of its members, shall be bor…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Medical documents

Article R7214-21

The medical file is completed at subsequent visits. At these visits, a new medical fitness form is drawn up and given to the employer and the employee under the same conditions as the initial medical…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Common provisions.

Article D6431-29

The Medical Committee and the Agency Committee meet at least once every three months. Each body draws up its own rules of procedure. Except in cases of urgency, the agenda is sent at least fifteen day…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Subsidies

Article 411-33

Selective financial aid is awarded to production companies or, if they have not signed an audiovisual production contract with a production company, to writer-directors, in the form of a grant, for re…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Subsidies

Article 411-34

The amount of aid is set at €2,000.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Subsidies

Article 411-35

The beneficiary of a rewriting grant has twelve months from the date of the award decision to submit a rewriting note and the reworked script to the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée.In e…

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