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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Hygiene of buildings and built-up areas.

Article L1331-10

All discharges of non-domestic wastewater into the public sewerage system must be authorised in advance by the mayor or, where responsibility for sewerage at the point of discharge has been transferre…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4421-10

The doctors of Wallis and Futuna are subject to the disciplinary jurisdiction of the disciplinary chamber of first instance for doctors of the Ile-de-France region. The dental surgeons of Wallis and F…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Information to be provided to the public

Article R385-19

I. - Articles R. 355-9 and R. 355-12 are applicable to supplementary occupational pension funds.For the application of these provisions :1° The following should be understood: "supplementary occupatio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Employment contract.

Article L5134-105

If an employer decides to terminate an employee's contract for real and serious reasons, the termination must be notified by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. This letter may not be s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Emergency department structure

Article D6124-19

Where justified by the activity of the emergency unit, the team also includes nursery nurses, care assistants and, where appropriate, childcare assistants and qualified hospital service staff. Where n…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Judgment on liability

Article L623-10

Subject to the legislative provisions relating to the handling of funds of the regulated legal professions, any sum received by way of compensation for injured parties who are members of the group sha…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Personal bankruptcy and other prohibition measures.

Article L653-10

The court that declares personal bankruptcy may order disqualification from holding an elective public office. The disqualification is pronounced for a period equal to that of the personal bankruptcy,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Liability and protection of elected representatives

Article L6434-10

The local authority is subrogated to the rights of the victim to obtain from the perpetrators of the offences referred to in the second paragraph of article LO 6434-8 the restitution of sums paid to t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Aptitude test

Article A212-195

The aptitude test, to which the Prefect may decide to subject the applicant in whole or in part, under the conditions laid down in article R. 212-90-1 and in 3° of article R. 212-93, verifies the appl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-10

For a generic or hybrid medicinal product defined in 5° of Article L. 5121-1, the marketing authorisation may be granted before the expiry of the intellectual property rights attached to the reference…

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