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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter V: Defence or security concession contracts

Article L3215-1

…o the rules defined in Title II : 1° Contracts presenting the characteristics mentioned in articles L. 3212-4, L. 3213-1 and L. 3213-2 ; 2° For which, where the protection of the essential security in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Form, content and transmission of the contract.

Article L1242-12-1

When the fixed-term employment contract is concluded in application of 6° of Article L. 1242-2, it also includes :1° The words "fixed-term contract for a defined purpose";2° The title and references o…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE TREATMENT OF OVER-INDebtedness

Article L714-1

…he same article 24. Where these new terms are the result of a measure provided for in 4° of article L. 733-1 of this code, they are also extended by three months to allow the tenant to refer the matte…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Common provisions

Article L1447-1

Notwithstanding the second paragraph of article L. 1114-1, the representation of users of the healthcare system in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Mayotte in hospital or p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Cemeteries

Article L2223-11

Military graves are subject to the provisions of articles L. 498 to L. 514 of the code des pensions militaires d'invalidité et des victimes de la guerre.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Alert

Article L4002-1

A professional covered by this Part may be the subject of an alert under the conditions set out in Articles 7 and 8 of Order 2016-1809 of 22 December 2016 on the recognition of professional qualificat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Concerted exercise of powers

Article L1111-10

…upings, public establishments attached to them or companies in which they hold a share of the capital. I.-The department may, at their request, contribute to the financing of projects managed by commu…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: The guarantee fund for policyholders against the failure of life and health insurance companies.

Article L423-1

Undertakings authorised in France and subject to State supervision pursuant to article L. 310-1, with the exception of those authorised for the operations referred to in 3° of the same article, as wel…

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

Article L1331-10

…on, it will be deemed to have been rejected. The authorisation provided for in the first paragraph sets out, in particular, its duration, the characteristics that the wastewater must have in order to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Duties and activities of pharmacies

Article L5125-1

A dispensary is defined as an establishment dedicated, on the one hand, to the retail dispensing of the medicinal products, products and articles mentioned in articles L. 4211-1 and L. 5125-24 and, un…

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