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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Minimum working hours and overtime

Article L3123-7

…imum weekly working time determined in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in articles L. 3123-19 and L. 3123-27.The first paragraph of this article does not apply:1° To contracts lasting…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Payments.

Article L3332-10

The annual payments made by an employee or a person referred to in Article L. 3332-2 to the company savings plans in which he participates may not exceed one quarter of his annual remuneration or his…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-18

Persons liable for the contribution provided for in I of Article L. 245-6 of the Social Security Code and persons liable for value added tax pursuant to Article 256 A of the General Tax Code who make…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions specific to certain institutions and organisations.

Article L6147-7

…Forces Health Service, provide the public hospital service under the conditions defined by articles L. 6112-1 and L6112-2, by the protocol provided for in article L. 6147-11 and the specific contracts…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Voter information, election campaign and voting operations

Article LO1112-13

…I of Book I of the Electoral Code shall apply to local referendums, with the exception of Articles L. 88-1, L. 95 and L. 113-1 (1° to 5° of I, II and III). For the application of these provisions, th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article L1612-10

The transmission of the local authority's budget to the regional audit chamber under articles L. 1612-5 and L. 1612-14 has the effect of suspending the implementation of this budget until the end of t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L214-41

…its activity, in particular those relating to the implementation of the loans mentioned in articles L. 214-39 and L. 214-40 and those mentioned in article L. 214-38.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Public Health Agency

Article L1413-10

…behalf of the State, takes decisions at the request of the Minister for Health pursuant to article L. 1413-4. Subject to the powers of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer of the Agenc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Nature and conditions of exemptions

Article L1453-8

The offer of a benefit covered by article L. 1453-7 is subject to the conclusion of an agreement between the beneficiary and the person referred to in article L. 1453-5. This agreement is subject to t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 9: Sociétés anonymes à participation ouvrière.

Article L225-266

…proxies shall be elected in the forms and conditions provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 225-263 and the articles L. 225-264 and L. 225-265.

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