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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions.

Article R5141-1

For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply 1° Substance means any material whatever its origin, which may be : - human, such as human blood and products derived from human…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Council tax

Article 1407 bis

…eferred to in Article 232 may, by a deliberation taken under the conditions provided for in Article 1639 A bis, make dwellings that have been vacant for more than two years on 1st January of the tax y…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Employment obligation

Article R5212-2-4

…ion is deemed complete if, within fifteen days of receipt, the association mentioned inarticle L. 5214-1 of the Labour Code has not notified the employer of the list of missing documents or informatio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Employment contract

Article R7212-1

The minimum period before which, in application of article L. 7212-1, an employee whose employment contract is terminated at the employer's initiative cannot be forced to leave his accommodation is th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership

Article L22-10-59

…y's salaried employees provided for in the third sentence of the second paragraph of Article L. 225-197-1 is not applicable to companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market. II.…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Provisions common to property liable to direct local taxes

Article 1518 A quinquies

I. - 1. With a view to establishing the property tax on built-up properties, the business property tax, the council tax on second homes and other furnished premises not allocated to the principal dwel…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Special rules for certain categories of intermediaries

Article L513-1

…ly to insurance intermediaries on an ancillary basis where all of the following conditions are met: 1° The insurance contract complements the goods or services provided by a supplier and covers : a) e…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article L229-11

…intend to offer its shares to the public, or which intends to make one of the offers referred to in 1° and 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code or article L. 411-2-1 of the same c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Principles of prevention.

Article L4531-1

…he project and during the construction of the work, the general principles of prevention set out in 1° to 3° and 5° to 8° of article L. 4121-2. These principles are taken into account, in particular,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Prohibitions.

Article L7124-16

It is forbidden : 1° For any person to have children under the age of sixteen perform perilous feats of strength or dislocation exercises, or to entrust them with jobs that are dangerous to their life…

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