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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Protection in the event of dismissal

Article R2411-1

…of a health, social and medico-social establishment mentioned in article 2 of law no. 86-33 of 9th January 1986 on statutory provisions relating to the hospital civil service. For the application of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 7: State property transferred to the assets of the Corsican regional authority

Article R4422-36

…ecree no. 2003-1111 of 18 November 2003, taken in application of article 9 of law no. 2002-92 of 22 January 2002 relating to Corsica; b) Movable objects belonging to the State which these buildings co…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter: Provisions relating to the publication of criminal decisions

Article R8211-7

…ployment (Directorate General for Employment), pursuant to articles 39 and 40 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms, and that he/she does not have t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Applicable certification procedure and technical design and construction rules applicable to second-hand work equipment referred to in 1°, 3°, 4° and 5° of Article R. 233-83 and to second-hand safety components referred to in Article R. 233-83-2

Article R233-89-1-1

…ble to them respectively by virtue of amended decrees no. 47-1592 of 23 August 1947, no. 65-48 of 8 January 1965, no. 86-594 of 14 March 1986, no. 89-78 of 7 February 1989, the amended decree of 30 Ju…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Residential and business premises

Article 1496

…r the assessment of property tax on built-up properties, the rental value of premises rented on 1st January 1974 under the rent regulation system established by law no. 48-1360 of 1 September 1948 as…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Accounting obligations applicable to certain traders.

Article L123-25

As an exception to the provisions of the first and third paragraphs of Article L. 123-12, individuals placed by option or by right under the simplified actual tax regime may only record receivables an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Expiry of the contract term.

Article L1251-34

By way of derogation from the provisions of Articles L. 1251-12 and L. 1251-12-1 relating to the maximum duration of the assignment contract, when a temporary employee is exposed to ionising radiation…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I

Article L4021-2

…dialogue between the various agreements covered by articles L. 162-1-13, L. 162-5, L. 162-9, L. 162-12-2, L. 162-12-9, L. 162-14, L. 162-14-1, L. 162-16-1 and L. 162-32-1 of the Social Security Code.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Manual money changers

Article L775-18

…2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 524-3 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 524-4 order no. 2020-115 of 12 February 2020 L. 524-5 Order no. 2009-866 of 15 July 2009 L. 524-6 Ordinance no. 2020-115 of 12 F…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Drawing up agreements with third parties

Article R1261-22

When, for a medical training activity mentioned in the last paragraph of article R. 1261-12, a health establishment or a training organisation asks the person in charge of the body reception facility…

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