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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Security measures that may be ordered in the event of a declaration of lack of criminal responsibility on grounds of mental disorder.

Article D47-29

When the investigating chamber or a trial court decides, in accordance with Article 706-135 of this code, to involuntarily hospitalise the person in an establishment mentioned in article L. 3222-1 of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application

Article D3321-2

Employees of an employers' group that has not set up a profit-sharing scheme may benefit from the profit-sharing schemes set up in each of the companies in the group to which they are seconded if the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Deferral and forfeiture

Article D1435-36-2

The sums notified by the regional health agencies corresponding to the commitment authorisations used up are prescribed in application of the fourth paragraph of article L. 1435-10 for the benefit of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application

Article D3331-2

Employees of an employers' group which has not set up an employee savings scheme may benefit from the employee savings scheme set up in each of the companies in the group to which they are seconded if…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition of the field of fitting professions

Article D4364-2

The profession of ortho-prosthetist is taken to mean any person who makes external orthopaedic fittings to measure with an impression or mould for a sick or disabled person with an amputation of all o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Scope of application

Article 260 D

For the purposes of applying value added tax, the letting of furnished or unfurnished premises whose final destination is furnished accommodation is always considered to be a supply of furnished accom…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Certification of conformity

Article L433-5

A body not yet accredited for the certification in question may, under conditions defined by decree, carry out certifications, provided it has applied for accreditation.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Lump-sum compensation in the event of a conciliation agreement.

Article D1235-21

The scale mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 1235-1 is defined as follows:two months' salary if the employee has been with the employer for less than one year; -three months' salary if the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Coordination between State services and departmental services

Article D3142-2

Mayors and chairmen of local authority groupings are appointed for three years; their term of office may be renewed. They cease to be members of the conference when they lose the capacity in respect o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 8: Work in a hyperbaric environment

Article D4152-29

It is forbidden to assign or maintain pregnant women in workplaces where the relative pressure exceeds 100 hectopascals.

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