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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : State financial aid

Article L3334-16-3

…the compensatory allowance provided for in the same article L. 245-1, as it stood prior to the loi n° 2005-102 du 11 février 2005 pour l'égalité des droits et des chances, la participation et la cito…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Penalties and criminal liability

Article L3515-4

I.-A fine of 45,000 euros shall be imposed: 1° Any tobacco product manufacturer or importer who places a tobacco product on the market without having submitted the declaration defined in Article L. 35…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Foreign trainees

Article L426-23

A foreign national who establishes that he or she is taking part in an internship in France under an internship agreement approved by the competent administrative authority and that he or she has suff…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Retired foreign nationals

Article L426-8

A foreign national who is the holder of a contributory old-age pension, under his or her own right or a derived right, paid under a French basic social security scheme and who, after having resided in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Trade union representation at branch level

Article L2122-5

In professional sectors, trade union organisations are representative if they : 1° Satisfy the criteria of Article L. 2121-1 ; 2° Have a balanced territorial coverage within the branch; 3° Have receiv…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Advisory Committee

Article 211-94

The approval commission is made up of twenty-four members appointed for a renewable term of two years:1° A chairman;2° A vice-chairman;3° Seven representatives of production companies;4° Two represent…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Mortgages

Article L313-30

Until the borrower signs the offer referred to in article L. 313-24, the lender may not refuse another insurance contract as collateral, provided that this contract offers a level of cover equivalent…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Mortgages

Article L313-32

The lender may not, in return for accepting as collateral an insurance contract other than the insurance contract it offers, including in the event of exercise of the right of cancellation pursuant to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4311-6

Nurses holding the State diploma in psychiatric nursing may practise nursing in public and private health establishments, in the social and medico-social establishments and services mentioned in artic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Physiotherapists.

Article L4321-22

The following shall be determined by decree of the Conseil d'Etat: 1° Where necessary, the professional rules ; 2° The composition and operation of the commission referred to in article L. 4321-4 and…

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