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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Annual leave.

Article L3164-9

Regardless of their length of service in the company, employees under the age of twenty-one on 30 April of the previous year are entitled, if they so request, to a holiday of thirty working days. They…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Cosmetic products.

Article L5431-7

A fine of 15,000 euros shall be imposed on the person responsible, as defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009, for placin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Cosmetic products.

Article L5431-6

…ph 1 of Article 11 of the same regulation available to the control authorities mentioned in Article L. 5431-1, at the address indicated on the labelling of this product; 2° Placing a cosmetic product…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Professional representation

Article L7111-9

…regardless of the number of voters. The rules governing its validity are those set out in article L. 2232-12. The rates of 30% and 50% mentioned in the same article are assessed at the level of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Budgets and accounts

Article L4425-23

…lable to the départements of Corse-du-Sud and Haute-Corse, under the conditions defined in articles L. 1614-1 to L. 1614-4 of this code, and is eligible for the Fonds de compensation de la fiscalité t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Leasing

Article L313-9

The provisions of the second and third paragraphs of article 3-1 of decree no. 53-960 of 30 September 1953 (1), as amended and supplemented by law no. 65-356 of 12 May 1965, do not apply to property l…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Prenatal diagnosis.

Article L2161-1

…of carrying out prenatal diagnosis without having received the authorisation referred to in article L. 2131-1 of the Public Health Code is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of €30,000.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1-1: Single integration contract.

Article L5134-19-4

…State, prior to the granting of the subsidies for professional integration provided for in article L. 5134-19-1. This agreement sets out : 1° The forecast number of professional integration aids allo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-26

In the context of a clinical investigation involving an intervention that is not justified by the patient's usual care and that involves risks and constraints that are not minimal, failure by the spon…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to banking service providers

Article L773-47

…cated in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 571-1 law no. 2009-526 of 12 May 2009 L. 571-2 Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 571-3 order no…

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