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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special control rules.

Article L1246-1

…film production and sound recording publishing sectors, the control agents mentioned in article L. 8112-1 as well as the agents of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, the regional cult…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-23

…he case of clinical investigations mentioned in the second and third paragraphs of II of Article L. 1125-1, the authorisation of the competent authority; 2° Under conditions contrary to the provisions…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-22

…in the case of performance studies mentioned in the second to fifth paragraphs of II of Article L. 1126-1, the authorisation of the competent authority; 2° Under conditions contrary to the provisions…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Life mortgage

Article L341-54

…nce with Article L. 315-9 or under conditions that do not comply with articles L. 315-10 and L. 315-11 may result in forfeiture of the right to interest in full or in the proportion set by the judge.…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Deductibles, exclusions from cover, forfeiture and recourse by the insurer.

Article R211-13

…or non-payment of premium;3° The reduction in compensation applicable in accordance with article L. 113-9 ; 4° The exclusions of cover provided for in articles R. 211-10 and R. 211-11.In the above cas…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Diseases transmitted by insects

Article R3114-14

…uman cases, which may be entrusted to the public or private organisations mentioned in articles R. 3114-11 and R. 3114-13; 2° Procedures for monitoring the resistance of local vector species to biocid…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors

Article R5315-3

…l conditions of employment and remuneration of staff; 10° The establishment's internal regulations; 11° The internal regulations of the Board of Directors and its committees mentioned in article R. 53…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Taxes, fees or payments not provided for in the General Tax Code

Article L2333-2

…onsumption of electricity mentioned in article 266 quinquies C of the customs code. II.For the year 2023, the amount of the communal share collected by the communes, public establishments for inter-co…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: EXPENDITURE

Article L3321-1

…gration borne by the department;10° bis Expenditure relating to the personalised autonomy allowance;11° The costs of the departmental epizootics service;12° Participation in the departmental or territ…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative penalties

Article L241-13

Any breach of the provisions of articles L. 217-21 to L. 217-23 relating to commercial guarantees is punishable by an administrative fine of up to 15,000 euros for a natural person and 75,000 euros fo…

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