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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: The commercial freelance administration contract

Article L1254-23

…client company; 8° The identity of the financial guarantor of the freelance administration company; 9° The identity of the insurer and the insurance number guaranteeing the civil liability taken out o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IIIa: Research, clinical investigations and performance studies covered by national defence secrets

Article L1123-20

…ion and the content of the request for modification of the research provided for in article L. 1123-9 , the clinical investigation provided for in article L. 1125-3 or the performance study provided f…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Combating the presence of lead

Article L1334-8

…reas of a block of flats used in whole or in part for residential purposes, built before 1 January 1949, which is likely to cause a substantial deterioration in the coverings, as defined by order of t…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L411-10

The exemption provided for in Article L. 411-9 is granted if :1° The fraction of the value of the holiday vouchers paid for by the employer is higher for employees with the lowest salaries;2° The amou…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Legal dissemination of inventions

Article L612-21

…procedural act; 4° Of any grant of one of these titles; 5° Of the acts mentioned in Article L. 613-9; 6° From the date of authorisation mentioned in Article L. 611-3 with an indication of the corresp…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Investment for the preparation of sums entered in the automatic audiovisual production account

Article 311-73

…d sound elements of the work;8° Expenses relating to the search for and pre-selection of performers;9° Expenses relating to expertise, documentation and archive research;10° Expenses relating to the s…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Consumer credit

Article R351-3

…and Futuna Islands:APPLICABLE ARTICLES IN THEIR REDACTION R. 312-2 Resulting from Decree no. 2018-229 of 30 March 2018 on the dematerialisation of contractual relations in the financial sector R. 312-…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article R284-2

…he senior administrator of the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands; 2° The references to the mayor are replaced by the reference to the district chief; 3° The references to the benefits mention…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Principles.

Article L4311-6

…cation, the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on personal protective equipment and repealing Council Directive 89/686/EEC and the pro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article L6324-2

…he fine set out in article 131-38 of the French Penal Code, the penalties set out in 2°, 4°, 8° and 9° of article 131-39 of the same code. The prohibition referred to in 2° of article 131-39 of the sa…

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