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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Registration and publicity.

Article R4381-37

Notwithstanding articles 22, 24 and 26 of Decree no. 78-704 of 3 July 1978 relating to the application of Law no. 78-9 of 4 January 1978 amending Title IX of Book III of the Civil Code, the company is…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Fixed-term contracts not giving rise to payment of the specific contribution based on earned income for the social security contributions of fixed-term contract holders

Article D6331-72

…onal training contracts;4° (Repealed) ;5° (Repealed) ;6° the contracts mentioned in article L. 6321-9.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: National cosmetovigilance system

Article R5131-14

…uthorities referred to in Article L. 5131-3 may use the information referred to in Articles R. 5131-9 to 11 for the purposes of market surveillance, market analysis, evaluation and consumer informatio…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisional approval

Article D331-58

…reative service providers established in France, specifying the work that will be entrusted to them;9° A provisional list of the settings emblematic of France featured in the work when it belongs to t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Content and adoption of the measures imposed

Article R733-6

…733-1, L. 733-4 et L. 733-7. This letter also mentions the provisions of articles L. 733-8, L. 733-9 et L. 733-14. In the event that the provisions of 3° of Article L. 733-1 or Article L. 733-4 are a…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1136-3

In the cases provided for in articles 515-9 and 515-13 of the Civil Code, the matter shall be referred to the court by an application delivered or addressed to the registry. In addition to the particu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Merger

Article R236-2

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Information on public water supplies

Article D1321-104

…r means of information are used in addition, it is stated that, for the purposes of article L. 1321-9, all data relating to water quality can be consulted at a specified location, which may be in anot…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable in the event of recording using a secure electronic device

Article A37-27-2

…ights of the offender provided for in 1, 2, 3 (first paragraph), 4, 5 and 6 of III of Article A. 37-9. It is also specified that the offence committed results in point(s) being deducted. The terminal'…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Entry on the roll of the order

Article R4222-3

…py of the deed of partition; d) Any document proving that the conditions set out in article L. 5125-9 have been met; e) A copy of the articles of association, where a company has been formed to operat…

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