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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Centres and establishments.

Article L2311-4

The sexual health centres are authorised to supply contraceptive drugs, products or objects free of charge to minors wishing to maintain secrecy and to people who are not covered by a statutory or reg…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Use.

Article L3262-4

In the event of the issuer's safeguard, receivership or compulsory liquidation proceedings, employees holding unused but still valid and exchangeable meal vouchers on the date of the declaratory judge…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Special contribution.

Article L8253-4

In the event of safeguard proceedings, receivership or compulsory liquidation of the taxpayer or of a third party legally bound to pay the special contribution, the lien whose registration has not bee…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L311-4

The remuneration provided for in Article L. 311-3 is paid by the manufacturer, importer or person making intra-Community acquisitions, within the meaning of 3° of I of Article 256 bis of the General T…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Protection and promotion of maternal and child health.

Article L2421-4

I.-For the application of article L. 2141-10 in Wallis and Futuna, in the first paragraph, the words: "The team calls upon, as necessary, a professional registered on the list mentioned in the second…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Performance of the contract

Article L224-42-1

Electronic communications service providers shall compensate consumers in the following cases and in accordance with the following rules: 1° In the event of a delay in porting the number, the compensa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Non-voting preference shares.

Article L228-35-4

Priority dividend shares without voting rights entitle their holders to a priority dividend deducted from the distributable profit for the year before any other appropriation. If it appears that the p…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions of performance

Article 695-23

The execution of a European arrest warrant may also be refused if the act which is the subject of the said arrest warrant does not constitute an offence under French law.By way of derogation from the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Issuance and management of electronic money

Article L754-9

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same tabl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions adapting Book II.

Article L922-4

In 5° of article L. 225-115, the words: "payments made pursuant to 1 and 4 of article 238 bis of the General Tax Code" are replaced by the words: "tax deductions provided for by the provisions of tax…

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