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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Pharmacy and medical physics professions

Article L4422-1

…exception of article L. 4232-15.Article L. 4211-1 is applicable in its version resulting fromOrder no. 2022-1086 of 29 July 2022.Article L. 4211-9-1 shall apply in its wording resulting from Law No.…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Assessment of built properties

Article 1508

…for in articles 1406 and 1502, and those provided for in XVII of article 34 of law n° 2010-1658 du 29 décembre 2010 de finances rectificative pour 2010 font l'objet de rôles particuliers jusqu'à ce q…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Organisation

Article L2511-33

…3-20, II of article L. 2123-24, the III of article L. 2123-24-1, the articles L. 2123-25 to L. 2123-29, L. 2123-31 to L. 2123-35 and 3° of Article L. 2321-2 are applicable to mayors, deputy mayors and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Deductions from apprenticeship tax

Article D6241-30

The apprentice training centre referred to in 1° of article D. 6241-29 is an apprentice training centre that meets one of the following conditions: 1° It is internal to the company ; 2° In which the c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions applicable to investment service providers

Article L531-2

…legal entities administering an occupational pension institution referred to in article 8 of order no. 2006-344 of 23 March 2006 relating to supplementary occupational pensions;d) Persons who provide…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article L1235-3

…18 3 14,5 19 3 15 20 3 15,5 21 3 16 22 3 16,5 23 3 17 24 3 17,5 25 3 18 26 3 18,5 27 3 19 28 3 19,5 29 3 20 30 and over 3 20 In the event of redundancy in a company usually employing fewer than eleven…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Compensation for victims

Article L1142-17

…nt of compensation due to the victim or his heirs, after deduction of the benefits listed inarticle 29 of the aforementioned law no. 85-677 of 5 July 1985 and, more generally, compensation of any kind…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Fees for access to Nordic sites developed for non-motorised snow sports.

Article L422-8

…l, interdepartmental or regional association created in application of articles L. 342-27 to L. 342-29 of the Tourism Code may collect, on behalf of and at the request of the municipalities concerned,…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Mortgages

Article L313-25

…y take out insurance with the insurer of his choice under the conditions set out in articles L. 313-29 et L. 313-30 and specifies the documents that the request for substitution must contain;8° Sets o…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Special provisions applicable to off-premises contracts

Article L221-10

The trader may not receive any payment or consideration, in any form whatsoever, from the consumer before the expiry of a period of seven days from the conclusion of the off-premises contract. However…

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