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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Supplementary allowance.

Article L3232-5

…g hours below the legal weekly working hours for reasons other than those listed in Article L. 3232-4, an employee has received a total sum in the course of a month, by way of salary and partial activ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Recording of offences

Article R1312-5

Officials authorised in accordance with articles R. 1312-2 to R. 1312-4 shall take the following oath before the judicial court within whose jurisdiction their administrative residence is located:"I s…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Year-end account (R)

Article R2221-50

…n to: 1° Lowering cost prices; 2° Increasing productivity; 3° Giving greater satisfaction to users; 4° In general, keeping the operation of the public service at the level of technical progress by mod…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Sub-section 1: Method of registration of mortgages

Article 2429

…e due date or last due date is indeterminate, in particular in the case provided for in article L. 315-1 of the Consumer Code, or if the mortgage is accompanied by a reloading clause provided for in A…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4221-5

…as a pharmacist begun in that State prior to the dates shown in the order referred to in article L. 4221-4 and which does not comply with Community obligations, if it is accompanied by a certificate f…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 7: Commercial use of the image, name and voice of professional sportspeople and trainers

Article D222-50

…nal athlete or trainer may benefit from the payment of the royalty provided for in article L. 222-2-10-1, in respect of the individual use, by the sports association or company mentioned in articles L…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 1: Declarations for registration purposes.

Article R123-59

…f it is a commercial company whose registered office is abroad within the meaning of article R. 123-57, the information provided for in Article R. 123-38, with the exception of that provided for in 4°…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Coordination and assessment

Article D1413-53

…ing a national reference centre; 2° Drawing up the specific specifications mentioned in article D. 1413-47; 3° Analysing projects and ranking applications as part of a call for applications; 4° Assess…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Medical laboratories established in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article D6221-5

…the authorisation conditions or the approval conditions referred to in 1° and 2° of Article L. 6221-4 are recognised as equivalent to those laid down for medical biology laboratories established on Fr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Identification and verification of customer identity

Article R561-5-2

For the application of 2° of I of Article L. 561-5, and when the measures provided for in 1° to 4° of Article R. 561-5-1 cannot be implemented, the persons referred to in Article L. 561-2 shall verify…

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