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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R2334-1

…ment provided for in article L. 851-1 of the Social Security Code. This number is determined on 1st January of the year preceding the financial year for which the overall operating grant is allocated.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Access to documents

Article D8113-3

…that a receipt has been issued certifying that the prior declaration required by law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 on information technology, files and freedoms has been made.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2a: Farm-saved seed

Article L623-24-1

…f derogation from Article L. 623-4, for the species listed in Council Regulation (EC) No 2100/94 of 27 July 1994 on Community plant variety rights and for other species that may be listed by decree, f…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 8: Prevention of risks arising from the use of personal protective equipment for sports or leisure activities

Article A322-177

…w up a management sheet for each item of equipment, the content of which is defined in appendix III-27 (orders section), in order to establish that the equipment concerned is kept in compliance. This…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Policy

Article L2542-1

…L. 2212-3, L. 2212-4, L. 2213-6, L. 2213-7, L. 2213-8, L. 2213-9, L. 2213-21, L. 2213-26, L. 2213-27, L. 2214-3, L. 2214-4,L. 2215-1 and L. 2215-4.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation

Article R2352-17

…cordance with the provisions of Articles L. 2351-1 to L. 2352-13, L. 2352-16 to L. 2353-25, L. 2353-27 to L. 2353-32 and L. 2354-1, shall be forwarded to the Labour Inspectorate.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation

Article R2353-5

…cordance with the provisions of Articles L. 2351-1 to L. 2352-13, L. 2352-16 to L. 2353-25, L. 2353-27 to L. 2353-32 and L. 2354-1, shall be forwarded to the Labour Inspectorate.

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French Customs CodeIn force
A. - Limitation period against debtors.

Article 352 ter

…cle 352 may only relate, without prejudice to the provisions of Article 352a, to the period after 1 January of the second year preceding that in which the decision was taken.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Common provisions.

Article L243-7

…lsory insurance provided for in this Title. Victims of loss or damage covered by law no. 78-12 of 4 January 1978 may take direct action against the insurer of the person responsible for such loss or d…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L211-4

…property, known as seasonal lets, as defined in article 1-1 of the aforementioned law no. 70-9 of 2 January 1970. To carry out this activity, they are subject to article 8 of the same law.

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