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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article R4221-7

The price of real estate acquisitions made out of court in accordance with the rules of civil law on behalf of the regions and their public establishments may be paid to the vendor, after publication…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Transferred services.

Article R4422-32

…4422-31 are borne by the Corsican local authority under the conditions provided for in Title I of law n° 85-1098 of 11 October 1985 relating to the assumption of responsibility by the State, the dep…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Practice of the profession.

Article R4113-70

Subject to the application of Law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 relating to professional non-trading companies and of the present section, all the legislative and regulatory provisions relating to th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties of doctors.

Article R4127-15

Doctors may only take part in biomedical research on individuals under the conditions laid down by law; they must ensure that such research is regular and relevant and that its conclusions are objecti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Information system concerning jobseekers and employees

Article R5312-45

The rights of access and rectification provided for in articles 39 and 40 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978, as amended, relating to information technology, files and civil liberties may be exercised…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Obligations of discretion, secrecy and confidentiality

Article R8124-22

…information of which they become aware in the performance of their duties, subject to Article 8 of Law 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 on transparency, combating corruption and modernising economic life…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Respective rights and duties of management and staff under their authority

Article R8124-8

…erarchical superior. The provisions of the first paragraph apply without prejudice to article 28 of law no. 83-634 of 13th July 1983 on the rights and obligations of civil servants and, with regard to…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Information mentioned in the contract

Article L312-29

…risks covered and those excluded.If the insurance is required by the lender in order to obtain the finance, the information sheet referred to in article L. 312-12 and the credit agreement offer that…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Special provisions for ships.

Article 190

…iling on international waterways or parts of waterways.A decree by the Minister for the Economy and Finance sets the conditions for the application of this article and may extend its provisions to sea…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Usury rates

Article L313-5-1

…one third the average effective rate charged during the previous quarter by credit institutions or finance companies for transactions of the same nature involving similar risks, as defined by the adm…

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