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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration.

Article R6152-514

…Subject to the provisions of articles R. 6152-506, R. 6152-517 and article 25 of law no. 83-634 of 13th July 1983 on the rights and obligations of civil servants and the regulatory provisions adopted…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Withholding

Article L722-9

…the measure provided for in this article. Subject to the procedures provided for in Articles L. 722-13 and L. 722-14 of this Code, the detention measure shall be lifted automatically if the applicant…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Special schemes and exemptions

Article 796

…servicemen who died during their participation in an operation mentioned in 2° or 3° of article L. 4138-3-1 of the Defence Code or, within three years of the end of these operations, from wounds recei…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Amending entries.

Article R123-122

…ng claims with the electronic references of the portal provided for by Articles L. 814-2 and L. 814-13.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Teleworking

Article L1222-9

…y means. When the request to use telework is made by a disabled worker mentioned in article L. 5212-13 or an employee caring for a child, a parent or a close relative, the employer shall give reasons,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Patients in health care institutions

Article L1112-3

…referred to it by a person undergoing psychiatric care in application of articles L. 3212-1 or L. 3213-1, the Commission may entrust the investigation of the request to the Commission provided for in…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to insurance undertakings.

Article R332-3-1

…article R. 332-2 and the loans mentioned in the third and fourth paragraphs of 1° of article R. 332-13, respectively issued or obtained by the same company, the same body or the same sub-fund of a com…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Exempt transactions

Article 262

…he carriage of goods to or from the Azores or Madeira ;12° Deliveries of gold to issuing institutes;13°, 13° bis, 13° ter (Repealed by Law 95-1347);14° Services relating to the importation of goods in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Special provisions

Article L1525-1

…s are not applicable: 1° To semi-public companies set up under the Decree-Laws of 5 November and 28 December 1926 and created prior to 8 July 1983, the date of publication of the loi n° 83-597 du 7 ju…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-title II: Ordinary remedies.

Article 540

…ovisions, the right to review provided for in Article 19 of Council Regulation (EC) No 4/2009 of 18 December 2008 on jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition and enforcement of decisions and cooperat…

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