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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Indemnities of holders of office in the Martinique Assembly and of office in the Executive Council

Article L7227-17

Councillors to the Assembly of Martinique receive, for the actual performance of their duties, an allowance fixed by reference to the amount of the salary corresponding to the terminal gross index of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Postal cheques and payment cards

Article L773-17

The postal cheque service is managed by the Office des postes et télécommunications.Subject to approval by the Office des postes et télécommunications, any person may open a postal current account.Pos…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Postal cheques and payment cards

Article L774-17

The postal cheque service is managed by the Office des postes et télécommunications.Subject to approval by the Office des postes et télécommunications, any person may open a postal current account.Pos…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Making available.

Article L7123-17

When a modelling agency makes a model available to a user, a contract for the provision of a model is concluded in writing between the user and the agency. This contract specifies the characteristics…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Protection of representatives

Article L7343-17

If the self-employed worker considers that, as a result of the platform, he has suffered a drop in activity in relation to his representation mandate, he may bring an action before the judicial tribun…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Agreement between professional organisations

Article L132-17-8

I.-Where the professional organisations representing authors and publishers in the book sector conclude an agreement covering all the provisions mentioned in II, this agreement may be made binding on…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special provisions for publishing a book in digital form

Article L132-17-5

The publisher publishes a book in digital form under the conditions set out in the binding agreement referred to in article L. 132-17-8. Where the publisher has not done so, the assignment of the expl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5124-17-3

When the wholesaler-distributor has fulfilled its public service obligations as set out in article L. 5124-17-2, it may sell medicinal products outside the national territory or to wholesale distribut…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Changes relating to powers.

Article L5211-17-2

One or more communes that are members of a public establishment of inter-communal cooperation with its own tax system may transfer to the latter, in whole or in part, some of their competences whose t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Compensation for victims

Article L1142-17-1

When the Regional Commission considers that the worsening of the damage resulting from a nosocomial infection causes the victim to suffer permanent physical or mental harm in excess of the percentage…

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