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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: INTERREGIONAL AGREEMENT

Article L5621-1

An inter-regional agreement is a public establishment that brings together several regions with a continuous territory. An interregional agreement may associate an island region or the territorial col…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Legal proceedings.

Article L8233-1

Representative trade union organisations may bring all legal actions resulting from the application of the provisions of this Title on behalf of an employee without having to prove that they have a ma…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Right of withdrawal applicable to distance and off-premises contracts

Article L221-26-1

…ated jointly by the consumer and other persons, and other consumers may continue to make use of it; II. II -Except in the situations referred to in points 1 to 3 of section II, the trader shall make a…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Foreign child of a French national

Article L423-12

If they are aged between eighteen and twenty-one, or if they come under the provisions of article L. 421-35, or if they are dependent on their parents, the foreign child of a French national will be i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Workshops and integration projects.

Article L5132-15-1

…oyed people experiencing particular social and professional difficulties, in application of article L. 1242-3. During the performance of these contracts, one or more agreements concluded pursuant to A…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-19

…ss of the conclusions for clinical investigations not covered by the second and third paragraphs of II of article L. 1125-1 ; -the appropriateness of the objectives pursued and the resources deployed;…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Equal opportunities for women and men in the workplace

Article L2241-11

…e to pay, is monitored as part of the compulsory annual negotiations on pay provided for in article L. 2241-8. The negotiations shall focus in particular on : 1° Conditions of access to employment, tr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Prevention of health risk factors

Article L1528-1

Title VII of Book I of this Part shall apply to Wallis and Futuna.Articles L. 1171-2 and L. 1172-1 shall apply to Wallis and Futuna in their wording resulting from Act No. 2016-41 of 26 January 2016,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Physiotherapists.

Article L4321-16-1

…he dissolution of the councils concerned. It determines the seat of the new interdepartmental council. It sets the date for the new elections.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Physiotherapists.

Article L4321-10-1

…e training certificates send these certificates to the service or organisation mentioned in article L. 4321-10 in the form of certified information. They shall also send it, in the same form, the list…

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