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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article L113-2-1

By way of exception to 2° of article L. 113-2, when the purpose of the insurance contract is to guarantee, in the event of the occurrence of one of the risks defined in the contract, either the total…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Etablissements publics de coopération intercommunale dotés d'une fiscalité propre.

Article L5211-28-1

From 2004, public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status receive a compensation grant equal to the amounts due in respect of 2003 pursuant to I of D of article 44 of t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: European patents with unitary effect

Article L614-16-2

The entry in the register of unitary protection conferred by a patent of acts transferring or amending the rights attached to a European patent with unitary effect renders these acts enforceable again…

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

Article L4163-2-1

Within the framework of agreements, the professional branches may draw up lists of trades or activities particularly exposed to the occupational risk factors mentioned in 1° of I of article L. 4161-1…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Conseil d'orientation des conditions de travail (Working Conditions Advisory Council)

Article L4641-2-1

Within the Conseil d'Orientation des Conditions de Travail, the Comité National de Prévention et de Santé au Travail is made up of representatives of the State, the Caisse Nationale de l'Assurance Mal…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Derogation from the weekly working time in the event of combination with another part-time employment contract

Article D5132-26-13

The request for exemption is made either on the employer's initiative or on the employee's initiative in agreement with the employer. When the request for derogation is made at the employer's initiati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Common rules governing the practice of the profession

Article D4323-2-1

Articles R. 4113-4 to R. 4113-10, R. 4113-28 to R. 4113-33, R. 4113-109 to R. 4113-114, R. 4123-18 to R. 4123-21 and R. 4124-3 to R. 4124-3-9 are applicable to chiropodists subject to the following ad…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L533-18-2

Investment service providers other than asset management companies that execute client orders shall monitor the effectiveness of their order execution arrangements and execution policy in order to ide…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Tasks of healthcare institutions.

Article L6111-1-2

Health establishments may, under conditions defined by regulation, provide care : 1° To persons subject to psychiatric care pursuant to Chapters II to IV of Title I of Book II of Part Three of this Co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Buying group structures.

Article D5125-24-16

Pharmacists holding a dispensary or companies operating a dispensary may form a company, an economic interest grouping or an association, with a view to purchasing, on behalf of its partners, members…

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