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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Economats.

Article L3254-1

All employers are prohibited from 1° To annex to his establishment a commissary intended for the direct or indirect sale to employees and their families of foodstuffs or goods of any kind whatsoever ;…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter XI: Special procedures

Article 866

The first paragraph of Article 706-103 reads as follows:"In the event of an investigation into one of the offences falling within the scope of Articles 706-73, 706-73-1 and 706-74 and in order to guar…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of the contracting authority

Article L2422-1

…owner may, under the conditions set out in this chapter, use the services of third parties in the following ways:1° Assistance to the project owner;2° Project management;3° Project management mandate;…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Payments.

Article R3332-8

The ceiling provided for in Article L. 3332-11 is set at 8% of the annual amount of the ceiling provided for in Article L. 241-3 of the Social Security Code.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Expertise procedure for medical accidents

Article L1142-10

A National Commission for Medical Accidents, attached to the Ministers of Justice and Health, made up of health professionals, user representatives and qualified persons and whose chairman is appointe…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L121-10

In the event of the death of the insured or the alienation of the insured object, the insurance shall continue ipso jure in favour of the heir or purchaser, on condition that the latter fulfils all th…

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

Article L113-12

The duration of the contract and the conditions of cancellation, in particular the right of the insurer and the insured to cancel the contract every year, are set out in the policy. However, the insur…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Tax on television service publishers and distributors

Article L115-11

Each year, for each service publisher or distributor, taxpayers complete a declaration in accordance with the model approved by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée. The declaration is s…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rules governing the operations of sociétés de crédit foncier (building societies)

Article L513-13

Loans and exposures referred to in Article L. 513-2 and similar receivables are assigned to a société de crédit foncier simply by delivering a slip to the assignee, the details of which are set by dec…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Schools of territorial chambers of commerce and industry and regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article L711-18

The board of directors or supervisory board of a consular higher education institution is made up of twelve to twenty-four members, including at least one student representative, at least three electe…

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