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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of the Order.

Article L4232-10

Section E of the Ordre national des pharmaciens is divided into delegations organised as follows:1° A delegation comprising pharmacists practising in Guadeloupe, Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin ;2°…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Public body responsible for adult vocational training

Article L5315-10

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall define the terms and conditions for the application of this chapter.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Conditions of application to the overseas regions of the second and third paragraphs of Article 73 of the Constitution

Article LO4435-10

The request for empowerment to lay down a rule applicable on the territory of the region shall be adopted by reasoned deliberation of the Regional Council taken by an absolute majority of its members.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Trial period.

Article L1242-10

A fixed-term employment contract may include a trial period.Unless lesser periods are provided for by custom or by agreement, this trial period may not exceed a period calculated on the basis of one d…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter: Human rights

Article L1110-10

Palliative care is active, ongoing care provided by an interdisciplinary team in an institution or at home. Its aim is to relieve pain, ease mental suffering, preserve the dignity of the patient and s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Delegation hours

Article L2315-10

Time spent on delegation is automatically considered as working time and paid at the normal rate. If the employer wishes to contest the use made of delegation time, he must refer the matter to the cou…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions of practice of the profession of industrial property attorney

Article L422-10

Any natural or legal person practising the profession of industrial property attorney who is guilty either of an infringement of the rules of this title or of the texts adopted for its application, or…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Risk of attack.

Article L431-10

The Caisse Centrale de Réassurance is authorised to reinsure risks resulting from attacks or acts of terrorism, with the guarantee of the State.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 3: Sale by auction

Article L322-10

The auction results in the forced sale of the seized property and transfers ownership to the successful bidder. It does not confer on the latter any rights other than those belonging to the distrainee…

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

Article L228-10

Shares are only negotiable after the company has been registered in the Trade and Companies Register. In the event of a capital increase, the shares may be traded as from the completion of the increas…

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