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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Reduction of sentences

Article 721-1-2

…al police officer, a professional or volunteer fireman or any other person holding public authority may not benefit from the reductions in sentence mentioned in article 721 of this code only up to, in…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section X: Special provisions applicable to mining-related property damage

Article R*421-74

…rtake on their honour to repay, up to the limit of the compensation received, any compensation they may receive at the end of any current or future proceedings for compensation for this damage.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Guarantees and allowances granted to members of the regional economic and social council.

Article L4134-7-1

…paid by the employer. The time of absence used in application of article L. 4134-6 and this article may not exceed half the legal working time for a calendar year. It is treated in the same way as act…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Healthcare waste produced by patients undergoing self-treatment and users of self-tests

Article R1335-8-7

…previous calendar year; 3° In the case of secure perforating medical devices, the contribution due may not be higher than that applicable to equivalent non-secure perforating medical devices.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Pledge of goods represented by a storage receipt

Article R522-24-7

…nsult the information site accessible online provided for in the third paragraph of Article L. 522-37-4, the applicant shall provide the following information: 1° On the constituent: a) If the constit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Additional remuneration

Article R1435-9-7

…medical speciality other than general medicine, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency may increase the ceiling of the aid by a fixed amount in order to take into account the average leve…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
c: Special provisions for gifts

Article 790 A bis

…ses of a small business within the meaning of Annex I to Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7b: Compassionate prescribing frameworks

Article R5121-76-6

…rpose by the marketing authorisation holder. If the treatment concerns a rare disease, the protocol may stipulate that the report is drawn up with the support of the centres of reference and centres o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Time limits for challenges and appeals.

Article L1235-7-1

…ontent of the job protection plan, the decisions taken by the administration under article L. 1233-57-5 and the regularity of the collective redundancy procedure may not be the subject of a dispute se…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national judicial database for perpetrators of sexual or violent offences

Article 706-53-4

Without prejudice to the application of the provisions of articles 706-53-9 and 706-53-10, the information mentioned in Article 706-53-2 concerning the same person shall be removed from the file on th…

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