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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article R2224-14

…ose discharges occur in a sensitive area defined in articles 6 and 7 of decree no. 94-469 of 3 June 1994, the treatment mentioned in article R. 2224-11 is more stringent treatment than that provided f…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2a: Farm-saved seed

Article L623-24-2

…pt in the case of small farmers within the meaning of Council Regulation (EC) No 2100/94 of 27 July 1994 referred to above, the farmer shall pay compensation to the holders of the plant variety certif…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Other conditions of access and practice.

Article A512-7

…fication professionnelle, as amended by decree no. 2007-466 of 28 March 2007 ; -training speciality 313 of the nomenclature of training specialities approved by decree no. 94-522 of 21 June 1994. 2° C…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Supplementary provisions

Article L3141-23

In the absence of a stipulation in the agreement concluded in application of article L. 3141-22 : 1° The continuous fraction of at least twelve working days is allocated during the period from 1st May…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2a: Farm-saved seed

Article L623-24-1

…tion from Article L. 623-4, for the species listed in Council Regulation (EC) No 2100/94 of 27 July 1994 on Community plant variety rights and for other species that may be listed by decree, farmers h…

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

Article L5211-24

…vided for in article L. 234-13 of the code des communes, as it stood prior to the loi n° 93-1436 du 31 décembre 1993 portant réforme de la dotation globale de fonctionnement et modifiant le code des c…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Exceptional provisions relating to selective distribution aid

Article 919-40

…ated for a given work from the entry into force of deliberation no. 2021/CA/18 of 27 May 2021 until 31 December 2023, the distribution company must have distributed at least three cinematographic work…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Principles

Article A212-181

…rsons who have declared their activity in accordance with the provisions of the Order of 12 January 1994 retain the benefit of this declaration for the three-year period initially provided for in arti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4a: Vaccination skills of pharmacy students in hospital and out-of-hospital settings

Article R6153-91-2

…020 extending the state of health emergency and supplementing its provisions or Law no. 2021-689 of 31 May 2021 relating to the management of the end of health crises.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Procedures before committees

Article R712-20

…commission for actions to prevent rental evictions provided for in article 7-2 of law no. 90-449 of 31 May 1990 aimed at implementing the right to housing, the departmental council and the family allo…

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