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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXV: Procedure applicable to organised crime and delinquency and to felonies

Article 706-73

…f the Criminal Code; 1° bis Crime of murder committed in concurrence, within the meaning of Article 132-2 of the Criminal Code, with one or more other murders ; 2° Crime of torture and acts of barbari…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1587

…of sodium chloride content for salt extracted in solution by drilling and delivered in solution;- €136.20 per hundred net tonnes extracted for coal;- €1,731.50 per hundred net tonnes extracted, for c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Inspections and controls

Article L1435-7

…st them. It may, under the same conditions, entrust them with the tasks provided for in article L. 313-13 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles. The Agency's inspectors and controllers have…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Organisation of the commune

Article L2573-3

I.-The articles L. 2113-1 to L. 2113-19, the articles L. 2113-21 to L. 2113-25 and the second paragraph of article L. 2113-26, as they read prior to the loi n° 2010-1563 du 16 décembre 2010 de réforme…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Group governance system.

Article L356-18

…322-2 and L. 322-3-2 for undertakings governed by the Insurance Code, Articles L. 114-21 and L. 211-13 of the Mutual Code for mutuals and unions governed by the Mutual Code and articles L. 931-7-1 and…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Cultural identity: powers of the territorial collectivity of Corsica in terms of education and culture

Article L4424-1

…nal plan contract for the development of training and vocational guidance defined in article L. 214-13 of the Education Code, and after agreement from the commune in which the establishment is located…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article A132-14

For the purpose of drawing up the account defined in Article A. 132-13, the share of the financial result to be entered as revenue in this account is equal to the sum of the following two elements :1.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common principles

Article L6323-4

…amber of trades and crafts or a regional chamber of trades and crafts; 12° Another local authority; 13° The public establishment responsible for managing the health reserve mentioned inarticle L. 1413…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Multiannual agreements on objectives and resources

Article L6114-1

…e a single contract with several public health institutions in the case provided for in article L. 6132-5-1 or with several private health institutions belonging to the same legal entity.Contracts are…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article R1263-1

…o a medical examination in the country of origin equivalent to that provided for in article R. 1262-13 ; 4° Where the duration of the secondment is equal to or greater than one month, pay slips for ea…

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