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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L3411-4

Screening for viral hepatitis and vaccination against these viruses are free and anonymous when carried out in an addiction care, support and prevention centre. Expenditure relating to these activitie…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Capping based on value added

Article 1647 B sexies

I. - At the request of the taxpayer made within the legal period for lodging a claim provided for the business property tax, the territorial economic contribution of each business is capped according…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L1134-4

The dismissal of an employee following legal action taken by or on behalf of that employee, on the basis of the provisions of Chapter II, is null and void where it is established that the dismissal ha…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Popular retirement savings plan

Article L144-4

For the purposes of this chapter, mutual insurers governed by the Mutual Code and provident institutions referred to in Article L. 931-1 of the Social Security Code and Article L. 727-2 of the Rural a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3142-40

In order to implement an employee's right to the leave referred to in Article L. 3142-36, a company collective agreement or agreement or, failing that, a branch agreement or agreement shall determine:…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: The State representative

Article L4422-42

The representative of the State in the territorial collectivity of Corsica shall exercise the controls provided for in articles L. 4423-1 and L. 4425-21.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1 : Issue of plant variety certificates

Article L623-4

I.-A plant variety may be the subject of a title known as a "plant variety certificate" which confers on its holder an exclusive right to produce, reproduce, package for the purposes of reproduction o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Weekly and Sunday rest.

Article L3164-4

A decree in the Council of State shall establish the list of industries authorised to benefit from the derogations to the weekly rest period provided for in articles L. 3132-5 to L. 3132-7 and for you…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter V: Termination of the contract

Article L2195-4

If, during the performance of the contract, the contractor is placed in one of the cases of exclusion mentioned in articles L. 2141-1 to L. 2141-11, he shall inform the purchaser of this change in sit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Principles.

Article L4622-4

In prevention and occupational health services other than those mentioned in Article L. 4622-7, the tasks defined in Article L. 4622-2 are carried out by occupational health physicians in complete ind…

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