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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I-2: Examination of a person's genetic characteristics and identification by genetic fingerprinting for medical purposes

Article R1541-5

…Title III of Book I of this Part is applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, as amended by Decrees no. 2008-321 of 4 April 2008, no. 2010-344 of 31 March 2010 and no. 2013-527 of 20 June 2013…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L311-4

…ble for the reproduction of works for private use, when these media are put into circulation in France.This remuneration is also paid by the publisher of a radio or television service or its distribut…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Duties, conditions of access and exercise and incompatibilities.

Article L812-8

…the chairman of the board of directors, a member of the management board, the chief executive officer or the deputy chief executive officer of a société anonyme, chairman or manager of a société par…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER: Financial provisions

Article L2531-13

I. - From 1 January 2018 , the resources of the solidarity fund for the communes of the Ile-de-France region are set at 350 million euros.II. - The solidarity fund for the communes of the Ile-de-Franc…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety at sporting events

Article L332-16-2

The representative of the State in the département or, in Paris, the Préfet de Police may, by decree, restrict the freedom of movement of persons claiming to be supporters of a team or behaving as suc…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety at sporting events

Article L332-16-1

…ming to be supporters of a team or behaving as such at the site of a sporting event and whose presence is likely to cause serious disturbance to public order.The order sets out the duration of the mea…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: General provisions.

Article L1142-3

…yment, as provided for in article L. 1225-29; 3° breastfeeding, as provided for in articles L. 1225-30 to L. 1225-33; 4° Resignation by an employee in a medically certified state of pregnancy, as prov…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Reclassification of the contract.

Article L1251-40

…of the provisions of articles L. 1251-5 to L. 1251-7, L. 1251-10, L. 1251-11, L. 1251-12-1, L. 1251-30 and L. 1251-35-1, and of the stipulations of the agreements or branch agreements concluded pursua…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Cross-industry agreements.

Article L2232-2-1

…e any provision applicable to that category of employees. When the cross-industry agreement only concerns a specific professional category covered by an electoral college, its validity is subject to i…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General rules.

Article R325-10

When an undertaking has had its administrative authorisation withdrawn or declared null and void by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution or by the supervisory authority of another Memb…

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