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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Mandates entrusted by local authorities and their public establishments

Article D1611-32-12

…sums retained by the agent to replenish the permanent float, must be paid back to the principal; > 9° The remuneration, if any, to be paid to the agent for the use of the permanent float; and 9° Any…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Therapeutic patient education

Article R1521-6

…e adaptations mentioned in II: I.- ARTICLES IN THE WORDING RESULTING FROM D. 1161-1 Decree no. 2010-906 of 2 August 2010 R. 1161-2 Decree no. 2013-449 of 31 May 2013 R. 1161-3 to R. 1161-7 Decree no.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Medically assisted procreation

Article R2442-2

…nder conditions guaranteeing the security and confidentiality of the data. "; 3° In article R. 2141-9, the words: "the criteria mentioned in article R. 2142-10" are replaced by the words: "the criteri…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Labelling of tattoo products.

Article R513-10-5

…cal substances used during manufacture but not included in the composition of the finished product; 9° Where applicable, the telephone or fax numbers or the Internet address where the information prov…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Civil penalties

Article L241-5

…he implementation of the legal guarantee of conformity provided for in articles L. 217-8 to L. 217-19. The administrative authority responsible for competition and consumer affairs, acting on the basi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Civil penalties

Article L242-18-1

…in the proceedings, consumer defence associations, acting on the basis of articles L. 621-7, L. 621-9, L. 622-1 and L. 623-1, the public prosecutor or the consumer may ask the court seised to impose a…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: French Paralympic and Sports Committee

Article L141-7

…e French Paralympic and Sports Committee, is punishable by the penalties set out in Articles L. 716-9 to L. 716-13 of the French Intellectual Property Code.III - By way of exception to Article II and…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter III: Immunities, safeguards and obligations of customs officials.

Article 55 bis

…October 2018 on controls of cash entering or leaving the Union and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1889/2005, Chapter II of Title V of Book I of the Monetary and Financial Code and Regulation (EU) No 95…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Employee with a fixed-term employment contract.

Article L1226-20

…emnity which may not be less than twice the amount of the indemnity provided for in article L. 1234-9. This termination indemnity is paid in the same way as the precariousness indemnity provided for i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Termination by mutual agreement as part of a collective agreement on collective redundancy by mutual agreement

Article L1237-19-10

…nistrative authority, concluded within six months of the validation provided for inarticle L. 1237-19-3, determines, where applicable on the basis of a social and territorial impact study prescribed b…

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