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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: OVERSEAS REGIONS

Article L4437-3-1

The taxes mentioned in 2° to 6° of a of Article L. 4331-2 are allocated to the Department of Mayotte under the conditions that these provisions provide. III of Article L. 4331-2-1 is applicable to May…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the publication of a book in printed and digital form

Article L132-17-3-1

The publisher pays the royalties no later than six months after the accounts are closed, unless otherwise agreed in the binding agreement referred to in article L. 132-17-8. If the publisher has not c…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Informing and obtaining the consent of the person undergoing research involving the human person

Article L1122-1-3

In the case of research involving the human person to be carried out in emergency situations where it is not possible to obtain the prior consent of the person who will be subjected to the research, w…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Storage receipts

Article L522-37-1

A warehousing receipt may only be issued in representation of raw materials included on a list drawn up by order of the Minister responsible for the economy and which may be the subject of a contract…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: External control

Article L518-15-3

Article L. 533-22-1 applies to the Caisse des dépôts et consignations.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Contracts with healthcare service providers

Article L1435-3-1

The Regional Health Agency shall conclude the specific contract provided for in Article L. 6147-12. As part of its duties under article L. 1431-2, it may, with the agreement of the Minister for Defenc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Public Health Agency

Article L1413-12-3

The terms and conditions for the application of this section shall be laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, which shall specify in particular:1° The conditions under which the National Public Hea…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and opening conditions.

Article L6325-3-1

For each employee on a professionalisation contract, the employer appoints a tutor to provide support. A decree sets out the conditions for this appointment, as well as the tasks and conditions of the…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Financing of vocational training

Article L6523-1-3

In Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy, the contributions mentioned in Title III of Book I of this Part are managed by a single cross-industry skills operator. The conditions under which this skills ope…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Procedures for implementing genetic characteristic tests and identifications by genetic fingerprinting and informing next of kin

Article L1131-1-3

I.- By way of derogation from the second paragraph ofArticle L. 1111-2 andArticle L. 1111-7, only the doctor prescribing the examination of genetic characteristics is authorised to communicate the res…

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