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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Funeral operations

Article L2223-34-2

A national file is created to centralise contracts providing for funeral services in advance taken out by individuals with the companies referred to in article L. 310-1 of the Insurance Code and the m…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Inter-company occupational health and prevention services.

Article L4622-9-3

Each inter-company occupational health and prevention service is subject to a certification procedure, carried out by an independent body, with the aim of making an assessment using benchmarks on : 1°…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Paternity and childcare leave.

Article L1225-35-2

The period of paternity and childcare leave is treated as a period of actual work for the purposes of determining the employee's seniority rights. The employee retains all the benefits he acquired bef…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Financial assistance and exemptions.

Article L5134-30-2

…ion aid provided for in sub-section 2 of this section has been awarded for the recruitment of an employee who was, prior to his or her recruitment, in receipt of the active solidarity income financed…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5124-8-3

To meet specific defence requirements, the medical supply establishments of the armed forces health service may repackage and repackage health products in accordance with the rules laid down by the Ag…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Publication of information, transparency and comparison of tenders

Article L224-42-3

Where providers of publicly available Internet access services or interpersonal communications services impose conditions on the provision of such services, the relevant information shall be published…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1a: Contracts Committee

Article L2315-44-3

The members of the Contracts Committee are appointed by the Social and Economic Committee from among its full members. The rules of procedure of the social and economic committee set out the committee…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Powers of the overseas regions in relation to economic development and regional planning

Article L4433-24-3

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the conditions of application of this sub-section.

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article L450-3-2

I. - Where the establishment of proof of the infringement or breach depends on it and cannot be established otherwise, the officials mentioned in Article L. 450-1 may postpone the time at which they d…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article L228-6-3

Shares whose holders, despite compliance with the formalities for convening general meetings, are unknown to the account keeper or have not been reached by the convening notices, for ten completed yea…

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