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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Termination of service

Article R6152-933

…21-13, or in the last paragraph of article 10 of decree no. 2020-1017 of 7 August 2020 implementing IV and V of article 83 of law no. 2006-1640 of 21 December 2006 on the funding of social security fo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts.

Article R4342-8-1

…es otherwise on the prescription, adapt the optical corrections of medical prescriptions for corrective lenses dating back less than: 1° One year, for patients aged under 16 years; 2° Five years, for…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 8: Commission for Inter-municipal Cooperation in French Polynesia

Article L5842-11

…2 to L. 5211-45 are applicable in French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II to IV.II. - For the application of Article L. 5211-42, the words "in each department" and the word "dep…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Leave of absence and maternity leave.

Article L1225-16

…efiting from medically assisted procreation under the conditions provided for in Chapter I of Title IV of Book I of Part Two of the Public Health Code is entitled to leave of absence for the necessary…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Repeal of expulsion decisions

Article L632-7

…3° and 4° of article L. 631-3 and fall within the scope of articles L. 423-1 or L. 423-7 or Chapter IV of Title III of Book IV.When they have been convicted in France of violence or threats against an…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 8: Recourse in the event of non-acceptance and non-payment.

Article L511-49

…he stipulation that the drawer only intended to exonerate himself from the guarantee of acceptance. IV. - If the stipulation of a time limit for presentation is contained in an endorsement, the endors…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Subdivisions of the department

Article L3113-2

…re decided by decree in the Conseil d'Etat after consultation with the departmental council, which gives its opinion within six weeks of the matter being referred to it. On expiry of this period, its…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The National Commission for Commercial Development.

Article R751-9

…te member is called upon to replace him or her.If a member is absent or unable to attend six successive meetings without giving a reason, the chairman may terminate that member's term of office. In th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Harm reduction

Article L3411-8

…al damage, the transmission of infections and death by overdose associated with the use of psychoactive substances or substances classified as narcotics. II-Its implementation includes and enables act…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L2411-3

…embers, the number of whom, which may be 4, 6, 8 or 10, is set by the order of the State representative in the department convening the electors. The members of the trade union committee, chosen from…

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