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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles relating to research involving the human person

Article L1121-1

Research organised and carried out on human beings with a view to developing biological or medical knowledge is authorised under the conditions set out in this Book and is hereinafter referred to as "…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Portage salarial

Article L1255-17

Disregarding, directly or through an intermediary, the ban on carrying out the activity of freelance administration ordered by the court pursuant to the last paragraph of article L. 1255-14 is punisha…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Performance of the contract

Article L224-37-1

…r to a voice communications service may be terminated, in advance, by a consumer who has made an application for treatment of over-indebtedness deemed admissible under the conditions laid down in Arti…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Provisions relating to the opening of a branch and the exercise of the freedom to provide services.

Article L321-12

…insurance undertaking whose registered office is in France and which participates in the cover of a large risk as defined in Article L. 111-6 and situated in the European Union under a co-insurance tr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: REAL ESTATE SUBJECT TO AN EXCLUSIVE RIGHT OF USE

Article L2421-19

From 4 January 1967 and until the effective application of articles L. 2421-5 to L. 2421-10, any right of use that becomes vacant under the conditions provided for by the texts and customs currently i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Fixing the term and duration of the contract.

Article L1242-8-1

In the absence of a stipulation in the agreement or branch agreement concluded in application ofarticle L. 1242-8, the total duration of the fixed-term employment contract may not exceed eighteen mont…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Provisions applicable to categories of securities being phased out.

Article L228-35-11

…g preference shares are not taken into account when determining the percentage provided for in Article L. 233-1 or article L. 233-2.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Foreign nationals who are victims of trafficking in human beings or procuring, or who are involved in a programme to help them leave prostitution

Article L425-1

A foreign national who lodges a complaint against a person whom he or she accuses of having committed acts against him or her constituting the offences of trafficking in human beings or procuring, as…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3121-14

An agreement or an extended branch agreement may institute a working time equivalent to the legal working time for the professions and jobs mentioned in article L. 3121-13. This agreement determines t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Minimum working hours and overtime

Article L3123-19

An agreement or an extended branch agreement sets the minimum working time referred to in Article L. 3123-7. Where it is less than that provided for in Article L. 3123-27, it shall determine the guara…

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