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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions and scope of application

Article L224-25-2

…e developed in accordance with the consumer's specifications. With the exception of articles L. 224-25-10 and L. 224-25-11, they also apply to the supply of digital content on a physical medium used e…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Salary

Article D6222-28-1

…e subject of the contract, in application of the third paragraph of articles L. 6222-7-1 or L. 6222-12-1, or in application of article R. 6222-23-1, the apprentice is considered, with regard to his re…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Working hours and rest periods

Article R7124-28

The employment and selection of a schoolchild referred to in article L. 7124-8 are only authorised on days and half-days of rest other than Sunday.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 5 : Acquisition of French nationality by decision of the public authorities

Article 21-19

May be naturalised without a probationary period condition: 1° (Paragraph repealed); 2° (Paragraph repealed); 3° (Paragraph repealed); 4°A foreigner who has actually performed military services in a u…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Annual tax on vacant dwellings.

Article 232

…nstituted.II. - The tax is due for each dwelling that has been vacant for at least one year, on 1st January of the tax year, with the exception of dwellings owned by low-income housing organisations a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Limitation periods in matters of medical liability

Article L1142-28

…nic Diseases and Nosocomial Infections) pursuant to II of article L. 1142-1 and Articles L. 1142-24-9, L. 1221-14, L. 3111-9, L. 3122-1 and L. 3131-4 shall be barred after ten years from the date of c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4311-28

Articles L. 4112-3 to L. 4112-6, L. 4113-3, L. 4113-5 and L. 4113-9 to L. 4113-14 are applicable to nurses under conditions specified by regulation.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Authorisations

Article R6122-23

The authorisation holder shall carry out the assessment referred to in Article L. 6122-5, in accordance with the conditions laid down in this section.The purpose of this evaluation is to check that th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Payment of council tax, property tax and the public audiovisual contribution due by individuals

Article 1681 ter

…he main dwelling and property taxes are collected under the conditions provided for in 1 of article 1663 et à l'article 1730. However, the taxpayer may opt for monthly direct debits from an account op…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounting obligations applicable to all traders.

Article L123-19

Assets and liabilities must be valued separately. No offsetting may be made between asset and liability items in the balance sheet or between expense and income items in the income statement, except i…

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