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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Retirement.

Article L1237-5-1

As from 22 December 2006, no collective agreement or arrangement providing for the possibility of compulsory retirement of an employee at an age lower than that set out in 1° of article L. 351-8 of th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Settlement of transfers by the Commission (R)

Article R1425-23

…ts signed. For the compulsory transfers provided for in articles L. 1424-13, L. 1424-14 and L. 1424-17 that do not appear on the said list, the prefect, within the following six months, shall gather t…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Penalties and precautionary measures.

Article R211-14

In the event of failure to comply with the obligations laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1107/2006 of 5 July 2006 concerning the rights of disabled persons and persons with reduced mobility when travell…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Proof of nationality before the courts

Article 30-2

…enjoyed possession of French status.For a period of three years from the publication of the loi n° 2006-911 du 24 juillet 2006 relative à l'immigration et à l'intégration, for the application of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R7227-16

…embly and executive councillors are paid by the assembly under the conditions defined by Decree no. 2006-781 du 3 juillet 2006 fixant les conditions et les modalités de règlement des frais occasionnés…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Compulsory licences for patents relating to the manufacture of pharmaceutical products for export to countries with public health problems

Article R613-25-3

…onal quantities of products, under the conditions set out in Article 16-4 of Regulation (EC) No 816/2006.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation and operation

Article R823-3

…ly incurred by them in connection with Board meetings under the conditions set out in the décret n° 2006-781 du 3 juillet 2006 fixant les conditions et les modalités de règlement des frais occasionnés…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Measures to boost film production

Article 916-3

…location of direct grants is subject to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Enlarged health, safety and working conditions committee

Article L4523-12

…y of the establishment, in accordance with procedures implemented before the publication of Law No. 2006-686 of 13 June 2006 on transparency and safety in nuclear matters and meeting the characteristi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Placing on the market.

Article L4411-3

…and the placing on the market of mixtures are subject to the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration,…

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