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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Internal regulations

Article R1423-28

…1423-23 and, where applicable, by the restricted panel or the persons mentioned in article R. 1423-27. In this case, the time limits stipulated in the first paragraph of article R. 1423-25 and in the…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Election of employee representatives

Article D112-21-1

…ntre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, in accordance with the conditions laid down by Decree no. 2011-595 of 26 May 2011 on the conditions and procedures for implementing electronic Internet vo…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
New regulatory part

Article Annexe à l'article D312-26

Information document Presentation of financing proposals: revolving credit and amortising credit (Articles L. 312-62 and D. 312-26 of the French Consumer Code) For the purchase... [Specify the good(s)…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1

Article R421-28

The rates of the contributions referred to in Article R. 421-27 are set by order of the Minister responsible for insurance, subject to the following maximum amounts:-Contribution from insurance compan…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Competence required of practitioners

Article R2131-4

…the Agence de la biomédecine on the basis of the provisions prior to the entry into force of Law No 2011-814 of 7 July 2011 on bioethics to carry out one or more prenatal diagnostic activities in prac…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions concerning monitoring, controls and investigations

Article L632-6

…iament and of the Council of 13 July 2009, AIF management companies within the meaning of Directive 2011/61/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2011, data communication service…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions relating to non-pre-packaged foodstuffs

Article R412-13

…e final consumer and mass caterers within the meaning of Article 2(2)(d) of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on the provision of food infor…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article D3142-1-2

…ity Code; 2° Rare diseases listed in the Orphanet nomenclature mentioned in Article 13 of Directive 2011/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2011 on the application of patie…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Direct management of public services

Article L1412-2

Local authorities, their public establishments, public establishments for inter-communal cooperation or mixed syndicates may individualise the management of an administrative public service falling wi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The Town Council

Article D2121-12

…made available to councillors not belonging to the municipal majority, pursuant to article L. 2121-27, are set by agreement between them and the mayor. In the event of disagreement, it is up to the m…

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