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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Hospital practitioners.

Article L6152-5-2

Hospital practitioners may be placed on assignment with the National Management Centre mentioned in article L. 453-1 of the General Civil Service Code, for a maximum period of two years. During this p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Planning and sustainable development

Article L4424-26-5

The revenues of the office include in particular:1° The proceeds of the special equipment tax determined under the conditions provided for in Article 1607 bis of the General Tax Code;2° Contributions,…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-9-5

Each year, insurance companies offering life insurance policies with benefits linked to the cessation of professional activity inform policyholders who have exceeded the settlement date of their pensi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter: Human rights

Article L1110-5-3

Everyone has the right to receive treatment and care aimed at relieving their suffering. In all circumstances, this suffering must be prevented, taken into account, assessed and treated. The doctor mu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article L228-29-5

…urities have the same characteristics and confer, ipso jure and without the performance of any formality, the same rights in rem or claims as the old securities they replace. Rights in rem and pledges…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4a: Temporary open-ended employment contract

Article L1251-58-8

For the application of article L. 2314-20, the length of time spent in the company is calculated by adding together the periods during which the employee does or does not carry out an assignment when…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Taxes specific to resorts

Article L2333-55-2

Les prélèvements opérés au profit de l'Etat, des communes, des établissements publics de coopération intercommunale, de la métropole de Lyon et des organismes sociaux et spécifiques aux jeux des casin…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Litigation concerning the invalidity and revocation of trademarks

Article L716-2-5

An application for a declaration of invalidity filed on the basis of 2°, 3° and 4° of Article L. 711-2 shall be dismissed where the proprietor of the contested trade mark can establish that the trade…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Protection.

Article L4623-5-2

A fixed-term employment contract may only be terminated once the labour inspector has established that the termination is not related to the performance of the occupational physician's duties and does…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article L954-3-5

In the first paragraph of I of Article L. 441-8, the words: "agricultural products and foodstuffs" are replaced by the words: "perishable agricultural products or products from short production cycles…

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