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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Breaches of the rules concerning the design, manufacture and marketing of work equipment and personal protective equipment

Article L4755-3

…oduct conformity and amending Directive 2004/42/EC and Regulations (EC) No 765/2008 and (EU) No 305/2011 fails to comply with a measure taken pursuant to Article L. 4314-2 of this Code or Article 16(3…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 nonies

…d by both A and B tonne 9 9 14 14 17 20 25 E.-Installations covered by both A and C tonne 6 6 11 12 13 14 15 F.-Installations covered by both B and C tonne 5 5 10 11 12 14 15 G.-Installations covered…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: OVERSEAS REGIONS

Article L4434-9

…2, the amount of the equalisation grant for each overseas region is equal to the amount received in 2011; 2° For half, in proportion to their total expenditure recorded in the administrative account r…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Overseas application of the provisions of European Union law on monetary and financial matters

Article L712-1

…ro in Saint-Barthélemy, following its change of status with regard to the European Union on 12 July 2011, the legal acts and rules of the European Union necessary for the proper functioning of Economi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: CONSUMER INFORMATION

Article R111-4-6

I.-For the application of Article L. 111-4-1, motorised personal mobility devices, as defined in 6.15 of Article R. 311-1 of the Highway Code, are subject to the provisions of this article. II - Manuf…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Implementation through the employment of disabled workers

Article L5212-7

…oyers may fulfil their employment obligation: 1° By taking on trainees mentioned in article L. 5212-13, for any length of time, as well as young people over the age of sixteen who are entitled to the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L310-3

In this Code : 1° "Home Member State" means : a) in the case of non-life insurance, the Member State of the European Union in which the head office of the insurance undertaking covering the risk is si…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Data processing by the Commission for access to third-party donor data by persons born of medically assisted procreation

Article R2143-17

…tegories of personal data recorded in the processing mentioned in article R. 2143-16 are: 1° In the case of persons born of medically assisted procreation with a third-party donor: a) Data relating to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Essential quality and safety requirements for cooperation protocols

Article R4011-1

…lity insurance companies or to the healthcare establishments to which they are attached, or, in the case of professionals from the armed forces health service, to the latter.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article R15-33-29-4-2

The tasks entrusted by articles R. 15-33-11 à R. 15-33-13 to the magistrate delegated to the judicial missions of the customs and tax authorities with regard to customs officers are applicable to tax…

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