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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IVa: Powers of investigation in public health matters

Article L1544-8-1

…es in French Polynesia and New Caledonia as those performed by the agents mentioned in Article L. 1421-1 have the prerogatives mentioned in Articles L. 1421-2 to L. 1421-3 for the performance of their…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Increased rates for calculating sums representing automatic aid

Article 919-51

For the period between 29 December 2021 and 29 March 2022, the rates are set at :- 290.40% when the amount of revenue generated by feature films is less than or equal to €307,500;- 155.21% when the am…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Placement and support for jobseekers.

Article L5312-12-1

Within the institution referred to in Article L. 5312-1, a national ombudsman shall be set up to receive and deal with individual complaints relating to the operation of this institution, without prej…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Work and holidays.

Article R6152-522

A hospital assistant suffering from a duly diagnosed condition which, with the exception of the pathologies mentioned in article R. 6152-523, on the list drawn up pursuant to article 28 of decree no.…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L131-4

…of this article are applicable notwithstanding the settlement periods stipulated in articles L. 132-21 and L. 132-23-1 or any other contractually stipulated period or valuation method relating to the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Technical and accounting rules.

Article R441-7

…special technical provision, to which the assets mentioned in the last paragraph of Article R. 441-21 are allocated and from which the benefits paid are deducted, in the event that the deductions fro…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction and referral to the criminal court

Article D45-2-1

In application of the last paragraph of Article 131-21 of the Criminal Code, where the Criminal Court or the Criminal Appeals Chamber may order the confiscation of property over which a person other t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors

Article R5315-3

…al deliberation by the Board, within the limit, if any, of an amount to be determined by the Board; 21° The appointment of statutory auditors; 22° The principles for the presentation of the cost accou…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: General information

Article L611-1

…tation. The issue of the title gives rise to the legal dissemination provided for in Article L. 612-21. Subject to the provisions of international conventions to which France is a party, foreign natio…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative penalties

Article L241-2

In the contracts mentioned in article L. 212-1, the presence of one or more unfair terms covered by the decree issued pursuant to the fourth paragraph of Article L. 212-1 is punishable by an administr…

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