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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Publicity of budgets and accounts

Article L4313-1

…the occasion of the debate on the budget guidelines for the financial year provided for in article L. 4312-1, the report appended to the initial budget and the report appended to the administrative a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Occupational risk factors

Article L4161-1

…ures; d) Noise; 3° Certain patterns of work: a) Night work under the conditions set out in Articles L. 3122-2 to L. 3122-5; b) Work in successive alternating shifts; c) Repetitive work characterised b…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: General provisions

Article L412-1

…on a regulated market or a multilateral trading facility subject to the provisions of II of Article L. 433-3.The general regulations may take into account whether or not the financial securities are t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operation.

Article L5211-11-1

…ection of delegates to public inter-municipal cooperation bodies, or for the application of article L. 2121-33. The Council meets in the same place at least once every six months. When the entire Coun…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Sub-section 2: Departmental tax on companies operating ski-lift equipment.

Article L422-15

…relating to the departmental tax on companies operating ski-lift equipment are set out in articles L. 3333-4 to L. 3333-7 of the Code général des collectivités territoriales, which are reproduced bel…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Compensation for victims

Article L1142-14

…lthcare professional, a healthcare institution, a healthcare service or a body mentioned in article L. 1142-1 or a producer of a healthcare product mentioned in article L. 1142-2, the insurer who guar…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VII: Exceptional provisions specific to the Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin départements.

Article L670-1-1

…as-Rhin and Haut-Rhin départements who have set up an appropriated asset in accordance with article L. 526-7 and whose agricultural, commercial, craft or self-employed activity is carried out exclusiv…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Closure of judicial liquidation proceedings

Article L643-11

…audulent manoeuvres committed to the detriment of the social protection bodies mentioned in Article L. 114-12 of the Social Security Code. The fraudulent origin of the claim is established either by a…

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

Article L1121-11

…oses other than research.Persons likely to be involved in the research referred to in 1° of article L. 1121-1 will undergo a prior medical examination appropriate to the research. The results of this…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Organisation and powers.

Article L411-1

The powers of the Comité Consultatif du Secteur Financier are set out in Article L. 614-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code, which reads as follows: "Art. L. 614-1 -The Comité Consultatif du Secteur…

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