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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Special rules for certain categories of intermediaries

Article L513-5

I.-The professional associations referred to in I of Article L. 513-3 are authorised by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, which verifies their representativeness, the competence an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Quality of vocational training courses

Article L6316-4

I.-Public and private secondary education establishments associated with the State by contract that have declared an apprentice training centre are subject to the certification requirement mentioned i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Infrastructure management

Article L4424-22

By way of derogation from article 9 of law no. 83-663 of 22 July 1983 supplementing the loi n° 83-8 du 7 janvier 1983 relative à la répartition de compétences entre les communes, les départements, les…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Relationship between collective bargaining agreements and employment contracts.

Article L2254-2

I. - In order to meet the needs associated with the operation of the company or with a view to preserving or developing employment, a collective performance agreement may :- adjust working hours and t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Health products for human use

Article L1453-1

I.-Companies producing or marketing products mentioned in II of Article L. 5311-1 with the exception of those mentioned in 14°, 15° and 17° or providing services associated with these products are req…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Reporting obligations relating to certain occupational risk factors

Article L4163-2

I.-The extended collective branch agreement mentioned inarticle L. 4162-1 may determine the exposure of workers to one or more of the occupational risk factors mentioned in I of article L. 4163-1 abov…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Obligations.

Article L228-54

The representatives of the general body of bondholders, duly authorised by the general meeting of bondholders, shall have sole authority to bring, on behalf of the latter, actions for the nullity of t…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Ski lifts and ski runs.

Article L342-26-1

When the easement instituted in application of articles L. 342-20 to L. 342-23 is likely to seriously compromise the agricultural or forestry use of the encumbered land, its owner(s) may, from the dat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Tax revenue equalisation

Article L3335-2

I.-With effect from 2020, a national fund shall be set up to equalise the transfer duties on immovable property collected by the départements pursuant to Articles 1594 A and 1595 of the General Tax Co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Operating conditions.

Article L4141-4

Dental surgery students who have passed the fifth-year examination in France may be authorised to practise dentistry, either as a substitute or as an assistant to a dental surgeon.These authorisations…

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