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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Control of plant and animal species harmful to human health

Article L1338-2

…orm whatsoever, of a species appearing on the list established by the decree referred to in article L. 1338-1.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Holiday grants

Article L411-21

…ons of this chapter and, in particular, the composition of the establishment referred to in article L. 411-13, the procedures for its organisation, operation and control and the conditions for agreeme…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4311-27

…athological condition, the suspension of the right to practise pronounced in application of article L. 4311-26 may not have the effect of depriving the salaried nurse of his or her remuneration until…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Opposition to the hiring of apprentices.

Article L6225-2

…med. The same applies in the event of a transfer of employment contracts as provided for in article L. 1224-1, in the absence of a declaration by the employer of the new company.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions.

Article L7124-29

Failure to comply with the provisions of article L. 7124-15 when carrying out a written advertisement offering a modelling activity to a child under the age of sixteen is punishable by a fine of 6,000…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Supply and delivery of works.

Article L7421-2

…diary, and presented by them at any request from the labour inspection officer mentioned in article L. 8112-1.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Audiovisual production contract

Article L132-29

…tribution with a view to its exploitation in a different genre and within the limits set by article L. 113-3.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Special provisions

Article L1525-2

The provisions of article L. 1522-3 are not applicable to semi-public companies created prior to 8 July 1983, the date of publication of the loi n° 83-597 du 7 juillet 1983 précitée, provided that the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Additional designations

Article L1441-28

…e representatives of the organisations to which seats have been allocated in application of article L. 1441-4 and all of whose seats have not been filled.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Conditions for recognising the evidential value of documents containing personal health data created or reproduced in digital form and for destroying documents stored in a form other than digital

Article L1111-27

A document referred to in article L. 1111-25 of this code created in digital form has the same evidential value as a paper document when it has been drawn up and stored under the conditions set out in…

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