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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Flexible working days

Article L3121-62

Employees who have entered into a fixed number of days agreement are not subject to the provisions relating to : 1° The maximum daily working time provided for in article L. 3121-18 ; 2° The maximum w…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Miscellaneous products and objects.

Article L5232-4

Healthcare professionals who use the healthcare products mentioned in 18° to 20° of Article L. 5311-1 shall report without delay to the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de sa…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Fees and compensation paid to bailiffs and law enforcement officers

Article R179

Each hearing judicial officer receives a daily allowance of:1° 20 euros for the service of a hearing of the Cour de cassation;2° 130 euros for the service of a hearing of the cour d'assises;3° 60 euro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Hosting of paper-based personal health data

Article R1111-16

…ster for Culture under the conditions defined by articles 20-5 to 20-8 and 20-10 to 20-13 of decree no. 79-1037 of 3 December 1979 relating to the competence of public archive services and to cooperat…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Explanations provided to the borrower and assessment of his creditworthiness

Article L341-33

Natural persons found guilty of offences punishable by the provisions of articles L. 341-29 to L. 341-32 shall also incur as additional penalties the prohibition, in accordance with the procedures set…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Provisional profit and loss account for training schools and institutes.

Article R6145-59

…ame compatible with the public health institution's budget approval schedule set by article R. 6145-29. The President of the Regional Council is informed of the decision taken by the Director General…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO BOOK I

Article R2641-1

…2-23, the reference to the Prefect is replaced by the reference to the representative of the State; 29° Article R. 2162-28 reads as follows:"Art. R. 2162-28. -In order to set up a qualification system…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to all financing bodies

Article L214-169

…ce institution automatically has the benefit of the acceptance deeds referred to in articles L. 313-29 and L. 313-29-1 relating to trade receivables acquired by the institution on a principal basis or…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 238 septies B

…accordance with the procedures set out in this I. (Repealed for financial years ending on or after 29 September 1989.)III. - The provisions of I and II only apply to securities issued from 1st June 1…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Property tax on undeveloped land

Article 1395 G

…ccording to the organic production method provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 of 28 June 2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No…

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