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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Professional liability

Article L211-17-1

…to account the circumstances of the case, including in the circumstances mentioned in VII ofarticle L. 211-16.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General rules.

Article L326-12

In the event of the dissolution of an undertaking referred to in 2° or 3° of Article L. 310-1 following a decision by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution taken pursuant to Articles L.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Rates for local tax on outdoor advertising

Article L2333-10

…y of the year preceding that of the taxation:- set all or part of the rates provided for by article L. 2333-9 at levels lower than the maximum rates;- in the case of municipalities with a population o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Use of funds by skills operators to pay for work-linked training, personal training accounts and skills development for companies with fewer than fifty employees

Article L6332-17

Under the financial section mentioned in 2° of Article L. 6332-3 relating to actions contributing to the development of skills for the benefit of companies with fewer than fifty employees: 1° The cost…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Operating conditions

Article L5125-11

…pharmacists.Managers and members are liable to third parties within the limits set out in articles L. 223-1 and L. 223-22 of the French Commercial Code.There is no limit to the tort and quasi tort li…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Agency staff

Article L1432-11

…tivities, the Agency and Working Conditions Committee exercises the powers provided for in Articles L. 2312-78 to L. 2312-80, the second paragraph of Article L. 2312-81 and Articles L. 2312-83 and L.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Mediation

Article L316-1

…the Chairman of the Consumer Mediation Evaluation and Monitoring Commission referred to in Article L. 615-1 of the Consumer Code, to the Governor of the Banque de France and to the Chairman of the Ad…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L550-1

For the purposes of I of Article L. 512-1, agents who are not general insurance agents, who carry out their activity in the name and on behalf of an insurance undertaking and under its full responsibi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases.

Article L3821-11

…words: "agence régionale de santé" are replaced by the words: "agence de santé";3° The I of article L. 3131-17 is supplemented by a paragraph worded as follows:"The senior administrator may take measu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Recognition of acquired skills

Article L5134-117

…ficate of professional experience or a validation of acquired experience as provided for in article L. 6411-1. They may also be the subject of a certification registered in the national register of pr…

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