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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Placement and support for jobseekers.

Article L5312-12-1

Within the institution referred to in Article L. 5312-1, a national ombudsman shall be set up to receive and deal with individual complaints relating to the operation of this institution, without prej…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Free information, screening and diagnostic centres

Article D3121-25

I.-The free information, screening and diagnosis centre must inform the general director of the regional health agency of any changes to its organisational and operational procedures after it has been…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Registration conditions and formalities

Article A212-109

…essful completion of the selection test or the exemption certificate provided for in article A. 212-149, for enrolment in the pre-training course for the "brevet d'Etat d'éducateur sportif" organised…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R324-1-6

…R. * 421-14 of the town planning code, or a change of use subject to prior decl…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 706-47-4

…06-47 of this Code; 2° The crimes referred to in Articles 221-1 to 221-5,222-7,222-8,222-10 and 222-14 of the Penal Code and, when committed on a minor under fifteen years of age, the offences provide…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Issue and maintenance of plant variety certificates

Article R623-6

…ay as trademarks registered under Book VII of this Code, in accordance with the Madrid Agreement of 14 April 1891 concerning the international registration of trademarks or service marks or European U…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Data processing carried out by the Agence de la biomédecine

Article R2143-15

…ty donor are informed of the same information as part of the interviews provided for in Article L. 2141-10. Pursuant to Article 14(5)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016, the infor…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Scope of application

Article 995

…contrats de garantie souscrits auprès des entreprises d'assurances en application de l'article L. 214-174 of the Monetary and Financial Code and Article 9, as amended, of Decree No. 89-158 of 9 March…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Supervision of the financial system, cooperation and exchanges of information on national territory.

Article L631-1

…ensure compliance with Regulation (EU) No 260/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012 establishing technical and commercial requirements for credit transfers and direct deb…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article R1521-1

…ce, the financing of social security in Mayotte and the Mayotte social security fund,order no. 2002-149 of 7 February 2002 relating to the extension and generalisation of family benefits and social pr…

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