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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Adoption leave.

Article L1225-37

An employee to whom the administrative authority or any body designated by regulation entrusts a child with a view to adoption is entitled to adoption leave of up to sixteen weeks, taken within a peri…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Performance of the contract

Article L224-37

No charges for rejected payments may be levied by an electronic communications service provider on consumers who are in a vulnerable situation, particularly in view of their resources.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: The Corsican Economic, Social, Environmental and Cultural Council

Article L4422-37

At the initiative of the President of the Executive Council, the President of the Assembly of Corsica or the Assembly of Corsica, the Economic, Social, Environmental and Cultural Council of Corsica ma…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L2315-37

In separate undertakings and establishments with fewer than three hundred employees, the labour inspector may require the creation of a health, safety and working conditions committee where this is ne…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-37

One or more shareholders representing at least one tenth of the share capital may, either individually or by grouping together in any form whatsoever, apply to the courts for the appointment of one or…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Patents for invention

Article L614-37

Where the applicant uses information communicated to him by the customs administration, notwithstanding Article 59 bis of the Customs Code, for purposes other than those provided for in this chapter,…

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

Article L2511-37

The total operating expenditure and revenue of each arrondissement council is entered in the budget of the commune or the City of Paris.The operating expenditure and revenue of each arrondissement cou…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Grants and other revenue allocated by the Local Finance Committee

Article L2334-37

…under the State representative, made up of:1° Representatives of the mayors of communes with a population not exceeding 20,000 in metropolitan departments and 35,000 in overseas departments;2° Repres…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Provisions relating to the training of volunteer fire fighters

Article L1424-37

All volunteer firefighters or volunteers on civic service with the firefighters benefit, from the start of their period of commitment, from initial training and, subsequently, from ongoing training.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Terms and conditions of office

Article L7125-37

Honorary office is conferred by the representative of the State in the territorial collectivity of French Guiana on former councillors to the assembly of French Guiana who have exercised their electiv…

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