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Showing 33213330 of 66753 articles for Art. s. L. 221-1 & L. 221-2

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Salary.

Article L6222-28

Overtime is paid in the same way as any other employee of the company.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Compensation procedures.

Article L211-20

…a legal or contractual guarantee exception, it is obliged to comply with the provisions of articles L. 211-9 to L. 211-17 on behalf of whom it may concern; the settlement reached may be contested befo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Special provisions for certain types of research

Article L1127-2

…the human person subject to the provisions of this Title. The research referred to in 1° of Article L. 1121-1 concerning the therapeutic use of such organs or tissues in human beings may only be carri…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia.

Article L945-2

In article L. 511-55, the word "destitution" is deleted.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Responsibilities

Article L2122-27

…the enforcement of general safety measures; 3° For the special functions assigned to him by the laws.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L4031-2

…on and are present on national territory in at least half of the départements and half of the regions. The electorate of each regional union of healthcare professionals is made up of the members of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L5125-23

…by dispensing a medicinal product included in a generic or hybrid group mentioned in 5° of Article L. 5121-1, the pharmacist will dispense a medicinal product belonging to this group in accordance wi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Exchange of information

Article L561-28

I. - The department referred to in Article L. 561-23 shall exchange with the supervisory authorities, professional bodies and national representative bodies referred to in Article L. 561-36 any inform…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Delegated federations

Article L131-21

…they have been wronged by an individual decision taken under the delegation referred to in article L. 131-14 may, within two months of being notified of the decision, ask the Minister responsible for…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Token issuers

Article L572-27

…t and a fine of €7,500 for any person making a public offer of tokens within the meaning of Article L. 552-3, to disseminate information containing inaccurate or misleading information or to use a nam…

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