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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Status of permanent and temporary employees of the temporary employment agency.

Article L1251-54

To calculate the workforce of a temporary work agency, account is taken of :1° The permanent employees of this company, determined in accordance with article L. 1111-2;2° Temporary employees who have…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Control of plant and animal species harmful to human health

Article L1338-5

Where necessary, the conditions for the application of this chapter shall be determined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Compensation for victims of acts of terrorism and other offences.

Article L422-5

The guarantee fund may appeal against decisions made by the commission set up byarticle 706-4 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: The guarantee fund for victims of terrorism and other offences.

Article R422-5

…eds of the contribution provided for in article L. 422-1, compensation received from liable parties and recoveries made from compensation debtors, income from invested funds and profits on reimburseme…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Bills of exchange

Article L511-51

…ing the permission of the judge, seize conservatorily the movable effects of the drawers, acceptors and endorsers.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Bills of exchange

Article L511-50

…d. The bearer is required to give notice of the case of force majeure to his endorser without delay and to mention this notice, dated and signed by him, on the bill of exchange or on an allonge. For t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Prevention of business difficulties.

Article L611-5

…conciliation procedure is applicable, under the same conditions, to legal persons under private law and to natural persons exercising an independent professional activity, including a liberal professi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Actions and resources of members of multidisciplinary occupational health teams.

Article L4624-5

For the application of articles L. 4624-3 and L. 4624-4, the occupational health physician receives the employee, in order to discuss the opinion and the indications or proposals that he may address t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Control of plant and animal species harmful to human health

Article R1338-5

…to combat the proliferation of the species appearing on the list provided for in article L. 1338-1 and which are likely to harm human health, any owner, tenant, operator, manager of built or unbuilt…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Relations between doctors and with members of other health professions.

Article R4127-57

Misappropriation or attempted misappropriation of customers is prohibited.

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