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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Allocation of the special profit-sharing reserve.

Article L3324-6

The following are treated as periods of presence, regardless of the method of distribution adopted by the agreement: 1° Periods of maternity leave provided for in Article L. 1225-17, paternity and chi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Landing zones

Article A322-156

For jumps defined in 1° and 2° of articles A. 322-150 and A. 322-151, the landing zone is clear and at least one hundred metres in diameter. In addition, its surroundings allow safe landings outside t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Public holidays

Article R3164-2

The sectors in which the particular characteristics of the activity justify, in application of article L. 3164-8, the employment of young workers on public holidays recognised by law are : 1° Hotels ;…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Unforeseen expenditure

Article L3322-1

The provisions of articles L. 2322-1 and L. 2322-2 apply to the départements.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: Unit-linked life assurance or capitalisation contracts.

Article R131-1-4

Prior to the selection of units of account by the policyholder or subscriber pursuant to 1° of Article R. 131-1-2, the insurance undertaking or intermediary shall carry out an appropriate assessment o…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter V: WITHDRAWAL OF THE CONTRACT AWARD PROCEDURE

Article R2385-1

The provisions of articles R. 2185-1 and R. 2185-2 apply.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section VII: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article 693

What is prescribed by articles 654 to 659, 663 à 665-1, 672, 675, 678, 680, 683 à 684-1, 686, the first paragraph of article 688 and the articles 689 to 692 shall be observed on pain of nullity.The pr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions for authorising laboratories

Article R1131-13

The analyses mentioned in 1° and 2° of Article R. 1131-2 may only be performed in the medical biology laboratories of public health establishments, the laboratories of cancer centres, the medical biol…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Deeds relating principally to loans, debts and securities involved in economic activity

Article A444-127

Anti-securitisation and suretyship by separate deed (numbers 110 and 111 of table 5) give rise to the collection of: 1° Where the antisecuritisation or suretyship is granted by a third party in the ma…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions applicable to medical reservists

Article L3133-7

The conditions for the application of this chapter are laid down by decree and in particular : 1° The terms and conditions of the compensation mentioned in the third paragraph of article L. 3133-1 ; 2…

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