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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title I: Rules common to non-marine damage insurance and life and health insurance

Article A111-5

As long as this is justified by the data referred to in article L. 111-7 , the taking into account of gender may result in differences in premiums and benefits proportionate to the risks in respect of…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Prevention of offences committed via the Internet

Article 67 D-8

…content of the reasoned opinion and of the requests made by customs officers pursuant to articles 67 D-6 and 67 D-7, and the conditions under which the measures may be publicised.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Litigation

Article L716-4-8

…seizure for infringement has not previously been ordered under the conditions set out in article L. 716-4-7.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Measures and conditions to which parolees are or may be subject

Article D542

…rcement court rules on an application for conditional release pursuant to the provisions of Article 730, it may make the application conditional on a measure of semi-liberty, work release or home dete…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Allocation of the special profit-sharing reserve.

Article D3324-14

The sums remaining in the special employee profit-sharing reserve, pursuant to the second paragraph of Article L. 3324-7, may only give entitlement to the deductions and exemptions provided for in Art…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R2311-8

…cle L. 2311-2 may only be granted to centres that meet the conditions laid down in articles R. 2311-7, R. 2311-9 and R. 2311-13.An order by the Minister for Health sets out the composition of the appl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to personnel.

Article R6113-52

…o employ contract staff under public law, who are subject to the provisions of decree no. 86-83 of 17 January 1986 relating to the general provisions applicable to non-tenured State employees taken fo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health protection.

Article L1521-5

…ne 2016 L. 1121-5 Law n° 2012-300 of 5 March 2012 L. 1121-6 Law n° 2012-300 of 5 March 2012 L. 1121-7 Law no. 2019-180 of 8 March 2019 L. 1121-8 Order no. 2020-232 of 11 March 2020 L. 1121-8-1 Order n…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Mandates given by local authorities and their public bodies for the implementation of their expenditure

Article D1611-26-1

In application of the fifth paragraph of II of article L. 1611-7, local authorities and their public establishments may entrust a body with a public accountant with the allocation and payment of expen…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Electronic money issuers

Article L572-16

Failure to comply with any of the prohibitions set out in article L. 525-7 is punishable by three years' imprisonment and a fine of €375,000.The court may also order the posting or broadcasting of the…

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