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

Article L7227-1

The employer is required to allow any employee of his company who is a member of the Martinique Assembly or the Martinique Executive Council the time necessary to attend and participate in:1° To plena…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Agency staff

Article L1432-11

I. - In each regional health agency, an Agency and Working Conditions Committee is set up to deal with issues and projects affecting all staff. This committee has legal personality and manages its own…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-14-1

Independently of the application of the provisions of Articles L. 232-13-1 and L. 232-14, the testing operations mentioned in Article L. 232-12 as well as those falling within the competence of the in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Biomedicine

Article L1418-1-1

The Agence de la biomédecine draws up an annual activity report which is made public and which it sends to Parliament, which refers it to the Parliamentary Office for the Evaluation of Scientific and…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Special provisions

Article L222-16-1

Direct or indirect advertising sent by electronic means to clients who are likely to be non-professional, in particular potential clients, relating to the provision of investment services concerning f…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-100-1

I. - The management report referred to in the second paragraph of Article L. 225-100 includes the following information:1° An objective and exhaustive analysis of the development of the company's busi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-15-1

Any athlete designated by the French Anti-Doping Agency to be part of the Registered Testing Pool mentioned in article L. 232-15 or by an International Federation to be part of a Registered Testing Po…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Miscellaneous provisions applicable to medical auxiliaries.

Article L4381-1-1

Where the province of Quebec grants the right to practise their profession on its territory to holders of evidence of formal qualifications allowing them to practise in France the professions referred…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Links of interest and transparency

Article L1451-1-1

Publicity for meetings of the expert commissions, boards and collegiate bodies mentioned in I of article L. 1451-1 and which are consulted as part of administrative decision-making procedures is organ…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter X: Insurance against the risk of cyber attacks

Article L12-10-1

The payment of a sum pursuant to a clause in an insurance contract intended to compensate an insured party for loss or damage caused by a breach of an automated data processing system referred to in a…

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