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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Use of electrical installations

Article R4535-11

…a building or civil engineering site are subject to the provisions of Articles R. 4226-1 to R. 4226-21.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Allocation de professionnalisation et de solidarité et allocation de fin de droits.

Article D5424-50

The specific unemployment compensation allowances referred to in article L. 5424-21 take the form of: 1° A professionalisation and solidarity allowance; 2° An end-of-rights allowance.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 decies D

…ent using refrigerants other than those mentioned in section 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on fluorinated greenhouse gases…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: House arrest with electronic surveillance

Article 142-12

…se arrest with electronic surveillance in the cases provided for by articles 135-2, 145, 148, 201, 221-3, 272-1, 397-3, 695-34 et 696-19. This measure may be lifted, maintained, modified or revoked by…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Disciplinary proceedings before the Enforcement Committee

Article R232-98-2

…icle L. 232-23-4 or of a suspension measure requested or imposed in accordance with articles L. 232-21 and L. 232-23, sports federations and professional leagues may disclose it to any natural or lega…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Rules applicable to financial contracts, temporary acquisitions and sales of financial instruments and guarantees

Article R214-15-1

A UCITS may enter into the financial contracts provided for in 5° of the I of Article L. 214-20 and entered into on the markets mentioned in 1°, 2° or 3° of the I of Article R. 214-11 or traded over-t…

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

Article R5211-6

…cipal cooperation which have introduced the tourist tax under the conditions set out in article L. 5211-21. For the application of these provisions: 1° The reference to the municipal council is replac…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 9: Medicinal products and medical devices which midwives may prescribe

Article D4151-31

…midwife must take into account the summary of product characteristics provided for in article R. 5121-21 and in particular the indications, any contraindications and data relating to pregnancy and br…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Inventions by civil servants and public officials.

Article Annexe art. R611-14-1

…992 modifié.-attachés temporaires d'enseignement et de recherche régis par le décret n° 88-654 du 7 mai 1988 modifié.-Chercheurs associés au Centre national de la recherche scientifique régis par le d…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Financial provisions

Article L2513-7

…mined each year by agreement between the Bouches-du-Rhône department and the city of Marseille.From 2014, the amount of this contribution may not be less than the difference, if positive, between the…

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