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

Article L6325-10

The local authority is subrogated to the rights of the victim to obtain from the perpetrators of the offences referred to in article LO 6325-9 the return of sums paid to the elected representative con…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: POWERS OF THE TERRITORIAL TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF MARTINIQUE

Article L7254-1

…nique is co-chaired by the State representative and the president of the Martinique Executive Council.It is also made up of the parliamentarians elected in the territorial collectivity of Martinique,…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Plant breeding

Article L623-4-1

…is; 3° Acts performed for the purpose of creating a new variety or acts referred to in I of Article L. 623-4 relating to that new variety, unless III and IV of that same Article are applicable. II.-Th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 12: Employee representative in a chamber of agriculture.

Article L2412-12

…m employment contract, he or she benefits from the guarantees and protection provided for inarticle L. 515-4 of the French Rural and Maritime Fishing Code.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1a: Special provisions for the publication of a book in printed form

Article L132-17-4-1

…this must be set under the conditions provided for by the binding agreement referred to in article L. 132-17-8. The publishing contract determines the rate and basis of the provision or, failing that…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions concerning monitoring, controls and investigations

Article L632-1

…in charge of the financial sector, in compliance with the rules laid down in this article, Article L. 631-1 and Articles L. 632-2 to L. 632-4.The cooperation provided for in the first paragraph may n…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Specific cases of house arrest and administrative detention

Article L752-1

…application, foreign nationals whose right to remain has ended pursuant to b or d of 1° of article L. 542-2 and who are subject to a decision imposing an obligation to leave French territory.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transitional measures

Article L351-5-1

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall specify the conditions of application of this sub-section.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Expertise procedure for medical accidents

Article L1142-13

…ication to the territorial collectivity of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the powers devolved by article L. 1142-5 to the regional commission for conciliation and compensation of medical accidents, iatroge…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to securitisation undertakings

Article L214-175-3

…depositary, the management company and, where applicable, the sponsor referred to in IV of Article L. 214-175-1, the securitisation undertaking and its unitholders, debt security holders or sharehold…

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