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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Multiannual agreements on objectives and resources

Article L6114-1-2

When the health care establishment has a long-term care authorisation mentioned inarticle L. 174-5 of the Social Security Code, the contract provided for in article L. 6114-1 of this Code includes an…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Orders on request.

Article 958-1

In the cases provided for by law or the regulations, the First President shall decide on the merits in accordance with the fast-track procedure.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Criminal provisions

Article R3222-1

Failure to comply with the provisions relating to equal pay for men and women set out in articles L. 3221-2 to L. 3221-6 is punishable by a fifth-class fine. The fine is applied as many times as there…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Preliminary section: Counting and crossing a workforce threshold

Article L6331-1 A

…ossing of an employee threshold are determined in accordance with the procedures set out in Article L. 130-1 of the Social Security Code.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions adapting Book VII.

Article L937-3-1

For the application of article L. 722-6-1, the words: "mandat de conseiller prud'homme" are replaced by the words: "mandat d'assesseur d'un tribunal du travail".

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions adapting Book VII.

Article L947-3-1

For the application of article L. 722-6-1, the words: "mandat de conseiller prud'homme" are replaced by the words: "mandat d'assesseur d'un tribunal du travail".

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L310-9-1

…on and at the request of one or more of the representative professional bodies mentioned in article L. 132-9-2 , approve by order the codes of conduct that these bodies have drawn up for the marketing…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Equalisation allowance.

Article L3334-6-1

…l urban departments and the per capita financial potential of the department, as defined in article L. 3334-6 ;2° The ratio between the proportion of total recipients of housing benefit, as defined in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organs, tissues, cells and products.

Article L1272-8

…oducts for therapeutic purposes in breach of the provisions adopted for the application of articles L. 1235-1, L. 1245-5 and L. 1245-5-1 of this Code are set out in article 511-8-2 of the Criminal Cod…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organs, tissues, cells and products.

Article L1272-4

…consent having been expressed under the conditions set out in the last three paragraphs of Article L. 1241-1 of the Public Health Code is punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of 75,000 E…

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