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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Value added tax compensation fund

Article L1615-2

…s intended for the Fonds de compensation pour la taxe sur la valeur ajoutée, referred to in Article L. 1615-1, are distributed among the regions, départements, communes, the Lyon metropolitan area, th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Transfers of goods

Article L1424-17

…perty, on the date of promulgation of Law no. 96-369 du 3 mai 1996 relative aux services d'incendie et de secours, par les communes, public establishments for inter-communal cooperation and the depart…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Emphyteutic administrative lease

Article L1311-2

…y belonging to a local authority may be the subject of an emphyteutic lease provided for in article L. 451-1 du code rural et de la pêche maritime with a view to carrying out an operation of general i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1621-5

…s the system referred to as the "personal training account information system" mentioned in article L. 6323-8 of the Labour Code.III. - The Caisse des dépôts et consignations manages the dematerialise…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Drinking water.

Article L1321-5

…d by the Director General of the National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety, with the exception of radioactivity analyses which are carried out by a laboratory approved by…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Personal bankruptcy and other prohibition measures.

Article L653-5

The court may declare the personal bankruptcy of any person mentioned in Article L. 653-1 against whom one of the following facts has been established: 1° Having exercised a commercial, craft or agric…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application.

Article L4111-3

…and medico-social establishments and services mentioned in 2°, a of 5° and 12° of the I of article L. 312-1 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles (Social Action and Family Code) for young p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Legal status of in vitro diagnostic medical devices.

Article L5221-2

I.-Without prejudice to the provisions of II, the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé has the status of competent authority for the implementation of Regulation (EU) 20…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions.

Article L8243-1

Unlawful lending of labour in breach of the provisions of article L. 8241-1 is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of €30,000. The penalties are increased to five years' imprisonment and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Compensation for victims

Article L1142-15

…the person responsible for the damage is not insured or the insurance cover provided for in article L. 1142-2 has been exhausted or has expired, the Office instituted in article L. 1142-22 is substitu…

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