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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Breach of contract.

Article L6222-18

…prentice, unfitness certified by the occupational physician under the conditions defined in article L. 4624-4 or in the event of the death of an apprentice master employer in the case of a one-person…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to the use of administrative police powers in resolution proceedings

Article L311-29

…ution college may decide to appoint a resolution administrator to the person referred to in Article L. 311-1, to whom all the powers of administration, management and representation of this person sha…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-30

The office of director elected by the employees or appointed pursuant to article L. 225-27-1 is incompatible with any office as trade union delegate, member of the works council, member of the group w…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter V: French sub-account of the pan-European individual retirement savings product

Article L225-4

In addition to the cases mentioned in I of article L. 224-4, the rights constituted within the framework of the French sub-account of a pan-European individual retirement savings product may, at the r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Hygiene of buildings and built-up areas.

Article L1331-11

Sanitation department employees have access to private property:1° For the application of articles L. 1331-4 and L. 1331-6 ; 2° To carry out the inspection of non-collective sanitation installations a…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles.

Article L341-3

Without prejudice to the disclosure rules set out inArticle L. 232-23 of the French Commercial Code, the undertakings referred to in Article L. 341-1, the insurance group companies referred to in Arti…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Fees for access to Nordic sites developed for non-motorised snow sports.

Article L422-9

…y skiing and non-motorised snow sports other than downhill skiing, of the fee instituted by article L. 2333-81 of the General Code of Territorial Authorities, are set by article L. 5722-5 of the same…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application

Article L321-1

The provisions of this Title apply to intermediaries within the meaning of 5° of Article L. 311-1. They are not applicable: 1° To members of the regulated legal and judicial professions; 2° To natural…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Social alert rights

Article L2312-71

…racts, it may refer the matter to the Labour Inspectorate monitoring officer referred to in Article L. 8112-1. Without prejudice to its powers under articles L. 8112-1 et seq. and article L. 8113-7, t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Vaccinations.

Article L3111-1

…logical situation and medical and scientific knowledge, suspend the obligations set out in articles L. 3111-2 to L. 3111-4, L. 3111-6 and L. 3112-1 for all or part of the population.As part of their d…

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