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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Business project support contract.

Article L5142-1

…ntract for the creation or takeover of an economic activity, under the conditions set out inarticle L. 127-1 of the French Commercial Code, benefits from the provisions of Part Four relating to health…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Artist authors.

Article L6331-65

In order to finance the actions provided for in Article L. 6331-1 for the benefit of artists defined in Article L. 382-1 of the Social Security Code, the following is created: 1° An annual contributio…

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

Article L5124-1

…export and wholesale distribution of medicinal products, products and articles mentioned in article L. 4211-1, the manufacture, import and distribution of investigational medicinal products, with the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Additional provisions relating to preventive measures

Article L311-16

For each of the persons referred to in Article L. 311-1, the methods used to set the remuneration of executive directors, within the meaning of Articles L. 322-3-2 of this Code, L. 211-13 of the Code…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Accreditation and quality control

Article L6221-9

…ults of the medical biology examinations it carries out checked by external quality assessment bodies. The external quality assessment bodies send the French National Agency for the Safety of Medicine…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Financial organisation.

Article L6145-1

…one hand, taking into account the national tariffs for services provided for in l° of I of article L. 162-22-10 and in 1° of article L. 162-23-4 of the Social Security Code, those for consultations a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-29

…of the Council of 5 April 2017; 2° The conditions applicable to the appeals provided for in Article L. 1126-4; 3° The minimum guarantees for the insurance provided for in the third paragraph of Articl…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 6: Right to use journalists' works

Article L132-41

…to the preparation of a press title, the transfer of exploitation rights as provided for in article L. 132-36 only applies if this work has been commissioned by the press company. The conditions under…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1522-6

For the application of article L. 1221-8-1 to Wallis and Futuna, the words: "persons under psychiatric care pursuant to Chapters II to IV of Title I of Book II of Part Three of this Code or article 70…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-18

In the event of the concealment or misrepresentation referred to in article L. 113-8, in the event that the insured has voluntarily taken his own life during the period referred to in article L. 132-7…

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