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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Supplementary provisions

Article L3122-20

…tween 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. is considered to be night work and, for the activities mentioned in Article L. 3122-3, any work performed between midnight and 7 a.m. is considered to be night work.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Competition, consumer affairs and fraud control officers

Article L511-7

…virements et les prélèvements en euros et modifiant le règlement (CE) n° 924/2009; 7° De l'article L. 347-1 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles and Articles L. 311-4, L. 311-4-1, L. 314-1…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Consumer credit

Article L341-19

The provisions of articles L. 341-1 to L. 341-9 and L. 341-12 to L. 341-18 apply to credit granted in the form of an overdraft authorisation repayable within a period of more than one month and less t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article L490-14

…ot been closed by a decision adopted by the Autorité de la concurrence on the basis of I of Article L. 464-2 and Articles L. 462-8, L. 464-3, L. 464-6 or L. 464-6-1, by the Minister responsible for th…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to Mayotte

Article L441-8

Without prejudice to the provisions of articles L. 233-1 and L. 233-2, residence permits issued by the representative of the State in Mayotte, with the exception of permits issued in application of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Internal organisation.

Article L6146-3

…ions relating to the hospital civil service. The temporary employment agencies mentioned in article L. 1251-1 of the Labour Code certify to the health care institutions, before the start of the tempor…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-15

…de precise and up-to-date information on their whereabouts to enable the tests mentioned in article L. 232-5 to be carried out:1° Athletes registered on the list of top-level athletes, elite athletes…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Compensation procedures.

Article L211-24

…it shall determine the grounds for suspension or extension of the time limits mentioned in article L. 211-9, as well as the reciprocal information owed by the insurer, the victim and the third party…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Terms and conditions of implementation

Article L6211-16

…biological sample must be taken in one of the areas determined in application of b of 2° of Article L. 1434-9 where the medical biology laboratory is located, unless an exception is made for public he…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Conurbation community

Article L5216-4

…Book I of Part Two relating to the conditions for exercising municipal mandates, excluding articles L. 2123-18-1, L. 2123-18-3 et L. 2123-22, are applicable to members of the community council subject…

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