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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Endowments, grants and miscellaneous funds

Article L2335-1

…5 million euros in respect of the compensation mentioned in the second paragraph of article L. 2123-18-2; 2° By 3 million euros in respect of the compensation mentioned in the third paragraph of artic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Beneficiaries

Article L5141-1

…ipients of the specific solidarity allowance or the active solidarity income;4° People aged between 18 and 26;5° Disabled people under the age of 30, as referred to in article L. 5212-13 , or who do n…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Judicial police officers

Article A34

…gned to one of the departments or to one of the categories of departments defined in articles R. 15-18 to R. 15-26-1 and listed below:1° Services whose territorial jurisdiction covers the entire natio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Health checks at borders

Article R3115-3-1

…at home or in any other suitable accommodation, in particular those mentioned in Articles D. 3115-18 and D. 3115-19. II. - The Prefect prescribes the measures mentioned in 1° of I, by a reasoned ord…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L561-36

…rs of financial instrument settlement and delivery systems, persons authorised under Article L. 621-18-5, financial investment advisers, providers of participative financing services in respect of the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section 1: Development tax

Article 1635 quater D

…as of production greenhouses, those of premises intended to shelter crops, house animals, store and maintain agricultural equipment, those of premises for the production and storage of products for ag…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Extemporaneous preparation and retail sale.

Article L5442-10

…and L. 5143-6, or without complying with the prescription restrictions laid down in application of 18° of article L. 5141-16. 5143-6, or without complying with the restrictions on prescribing laid do…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L131-5-2

I.-Where the author has transferred all or part of his rights on an exclusive basis, he may, in the absence of any exploitation of his work, terminate ipso jure the transfer of all or part of those ri…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L212-3-3

I.-Where the performer has transferred all or part of his rights on an exclusive basis, he may, in the absence of any exploitation of his performance, terminate ipso jure the transfer of all or part o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Principle of non-discrimination.

Article L1132-1

No person may be excluded from a recruitment or appointment procedure or from access to an internship or period of training in a company, and no employee may be penalised, dismissed or subjected to a…

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