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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Appeals.

Article L4723-1

If it intends to contest the formal notice provided for in Article L. 4721-1, the employer shall lodge an appeal with the Minister responsible for labour. If the employer wishes to contest the formal…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Advertising.

Article L5122-16

…conditions for granting, suspending or withdrawing the advertising approval provided for in article L. 5122-8 ; 2° The procedures for applying article L. 5122-9 ; 3° The conditions under which free sa…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Resource equalisation

Article L2336-1

…sources referred to in 1 correspond, for municipalities, to those referred to in 1° of a of Article L. 2331-3 and, for public intercommunal cooperation establishments with their own tax system, to tho…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Approvals

Article L321-10

In order to grant or refuse the administrative authorisations provided for in Articles L. 321-1, L. 321-7 and L. 329-1, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution verifies that the following…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions.

Article L1543-1

…II of this Part is applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, with the exception of Article L. 1271-1-1, the second paragraph of Article L. 1271-5, Articles L. 1271-7 and L. 1271-8, and the se…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Property and property investment by public health institutions

Article L6148-1

In accordance with the provisions of article L. 3111-1 of the French General Code of Public Ownership, the properties in the public domain of public health establishments and health cooperation struct…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L194-1

Titles I, II and III of this Book, with the exception of Articles L. 112-7, L. 112-8, L. 112-10, L. 113-15-2, L. 122-7, L. 125-1 to L. 125-6, L. 132-30 and L. 132-31, are applicable in the Wallis and…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article L410-1

In accordance with article L. 237-1, the provisions of articles L. 414-4 to L. 414-9 are applicable to foreign nationals whose situation is governed by Book II.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: Rules applicable to certain global contracts

Article L2371-1

The purchaser may decide to use the global contracts mentioned in article L. 2171-1. The provisions of articles L. 2171-2 to L. 2171-7 then apply to these contracts.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions.

Article L2326-1

…0 euros: 1° Opening or running without authorisation one of the establishments mentioned in article L. 2321-1 or making an inaccurate or incomplete declaration ; 2° Continuing to operate such an estab…

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