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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Live working.

Article R4534-120

If it is not possible to use the measures provided for in article R. 4534-119, the instructions provided for in article R. 4534-125 require workers to wear insulating gloves made available to them by…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Live working.

Article R4534-121

When the electrical line or installation is in the low-voltage B (LVB), high-voltage A (HVB) or high-voltage B (HVB) areas, the line or installation is kept out of reach by placing effective, firmly f…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Creation of delegated communes within a new commune

Article L2113-13

The deputy mayor performs the duties of civil registrar and judicial police officer in the delegated commune. He may be responsible, in the delegated commune, for the enforcement of police laws and re…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Temporary exemptions

Article 1395 B

I. - Land planted with truffle trees is, with effect from 1 January 1991, exempt from property tax on undeveloped property for the fifteen years following the year in which it was planted, by decision…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-13

Any association that has been duly registered for at least five years on the date of the events and whose statutory purpose is the defence and protection of animals may exercise the rights granted to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Practice of the professions.

Article L4241-13

Any person holding a diploma, certificate or qualification awarded following training which has enabled them to acquire the skills required to practise this profession and which is included on a list…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Judgment of compulsory liquidation.

Article L641-13

I.-Receivables that regularly arise after the judgment opening or pronouncing the judicial liquidation shall be paid on their due date:-if they arise for the purposes of the conduct of the proceedings…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Industrial preparation and wholesale.

Article L5441-13

Granting exclusive rights to sell veterinary medicinal products to one or more categories of reseller is punishable by a fine of €3,750.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Accreditation and quality control

Article L6221-13

Without prejudice to Articles L. 1223-2 and L. 5313-1, the structures of the Etablissement Français du Sang which ensure the biological qualification of donations are subject to the provisions of this…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Redundancies for economic reasons.

Article L321-13

Any termination of the employment contract of an employee of an age determined by decree giving entitlement to payment of the insurance allowance provided for in article L. 351-3 entails the obligatio…

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