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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions specific to the départements of Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin.

Article L3134-10

Articles L. 3134-2 to L. 3134-9 do not apply to restaurants, hotels and pubs, musical and theatrical performances, exhibitions or other entertainment, or to transport companies. In these sectors of ac…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Local tax on outdoor advertising

Article R2333-10

…er-municipal cooperation that collects it, on the basis of the declarations mentioned in article L. 2333-14 submitted to the municipality or public inter-municipal cooperation body by the operator of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Traditional herbal medicinal products

Article R5121-107-4

…owing information and documents, presented in accordance with the order referred to in Article R. 5121-11 : 1° The name and address of the applicant and, where applicable, those of the company exploit…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Inspections and investigations

Article L621-9-3

In the context of the inspections and investigations referred to in Articles L. 621-9 and L. 621-9-1, professional secrecy may not be invoked against the Autorité des marchés financiers or, where appl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Redundancy pay.

Article L1234-9

An employee with an open-ended employment contract who is dismissed after 8 months' uninterrupted service with the same employer is entitled, except in the case of gross misconduct, to redundancy pay.…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Inspections and sampling

Article R241-9

…ponsible for the animal. The approved veterinarian shall send the samples referred to in article R. 241-5 to the laboratory responsible for carrying out the analysis.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Transfer to France

Article R581-9

When a foreign national is granted temporary protection in France, his/her spouse, minor children or, where applicable, his/her spouse's minor children, where they are not yet present on the territory…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Rights and guarantees for disabled workers.

Article L5213-9

In the event of redundancy, the period of notice determined in application of article L. 1234-1 is doubled for the beneficiaries of Chapter II, without this measure having the effect of increasing the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Insurance and bonding of sworn commodity brokers

Article R131-9

The surety bond or insurance, as the case may be, applies only on proof that the claim is certain, liquid and due and that the guaranteed sworn goods broker is in default. The guarantor or insurer may…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties towards patients

Article R4321-97

…erapist who participated in the treatment of a person during the illness from which the person died may only take advantage of inter vivos and testamentary dispositions made in his favour by the perso…

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