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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Implementation through the employment of disabled workers

Article L5212-7

…work experience in a professional environment under the conditions laid down in Chapter V of Title III of Book I of this Part; 3° By employing the beneficiaries mentioned in article L. 5212-13 made a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Judgment

Article D45-2-2

…urt which does not issue a warrant for arrest or detention pursuant to Article 465 may, pursuant to III of Article 464-2, issue a committal order with deferred effect. He may also not issue any warran…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Guarantees granted in the exercise of the mandate

Article R7125-6

…me defined in article R. 7125-7 of this code. In the case of a civil servant governed by titles II, III or IV of the general civil service regulations or a non-tenured employee of the State, a local a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Guarantees granted in the exercise of the mandate or office

Article R7227-6

…me defined in article R. 7227-7 of this code. In the case of a civil servant governed by titles II, III or IV of the general civil service regulations or a non-tenured employee of the State, a local a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 9: Devices subject to notification to the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé (French National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products)

Article R5211-66

…medical devices which must be notified in accordance with Article L. 5211-4 are class IIa, IIb and III medical devices and active implantable medical devices. The communication is made to the Directo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Termination by agreement

Article R6152-430

…nterested party, to the medical human resources department or to the director of the establishment. III. - Under the conditions provided for in articles R. 6152-431 and R. 6152-432, an interview relat…

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

Article R356-12

…which represent a potential obligation incumbent on a related insurance or reinsurance undertaking; iii) The subscribed but unpaid portions of the capital of a related insurance or reinsurance underta…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 220 T

…the corporation tax due by the company for the financial year during which the expenses defined in III of the same article 220 sexdecies were incurred. If the amount of the tax credit exceeds the tax…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Agency agreement

Article L132-20-4

…rcised by a collective management organisation.If this organisation is governed by Title II of Book III, it must be approved for this purpose by the minister responsible for culture.If the right holde…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Compensation for skills transfers.

Article D1873-1

…re applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II to VIII. II. - For the application of article R. 1614-75 and R. 1614-77, the words: "and departmental le…

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