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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors.

Article R1413-5

The Chairman of the Board of Directors is appointed for a term of four years, renewable once. This provision shall not prevent the Chairman from holding a directorship before or after his term of offi…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IV: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R442-2

…following provisions shall apply to Saint-Barthélemy in the wording resulting from decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated in the table below. Applicable articles In the word…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Procedures and penalties

Article L343-4

…part of an organised gang, the penalties are increased to seven years' imprisonment and a fine of €750,000..

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Withdrawal period

Article L222-14

The consumer credit agreements provided for in Chapter II of Title I of Book III may not, even with the consumer's agreement, begin to be performed during the first seven days, except in the case of t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Book IV: Organisations and special insurance schemes

Article R451-1

The information body referred to in article L. 451-1 is designated by an order of the Minister for the Economy. It shall respond to the requests provided for in the same article within a maximum of se…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Help with professional integration

Article R5134-53

Within a clear period of seven days, the employer must inform the following of any suspension or termination of the employment contract that occurs before the end of the period for which work integrat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Help with professional integration

Article R5134-28

Within a clear period of seven days, the employer must inform the following of any suspension or termination of the employment contract that occurs before the end of the period for which work integrat…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 321-2

…ction of immersive works is subject to the provisions of 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 General Tax CodeIn force
2: Exemptions of more than two years

Article 1384-0 A

New homes allocated to the principal dwelling and completed before 1 January 2023 are exempt from property tax on built properties for a period of twenty years from the year following that of their co…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to sub-contracts

Article L2393-9

When the contractor decides to award the sub-contracts on the basis of a framework agreement defined in 1° of Article L. 2325-1, the duration of this framework agreement may not exceed seven years, ex…

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