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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Employee with a fixed-term employment contract.

Article L1226-20

…ovisions of the second and last paragraphs of article L. 1226-12 and articles L. 1226-14 to L. 1226-16, relating to the conditions for dismissal of an employee who has suffered an accident at work or…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Administrative fines.

Article L1264-4

…der the conditions mentioned in Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1996 concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services, is…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Public Health Agency

Article L1413-4

…cessary forms are not available. It may hold an ex officio licence as referred to in Article L. 613-16 of the French Intellectual Property Code.The Agency's actions concerning the medicinal products,…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Seizable assets

Article R112-2

…intended for the seized person's subsistence as well as the foodstuffs required for their rearing; 16° work tools required for the personal exercise of the professional activity; 17° a telephone allo…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-6

…ation of the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft, signed at The Hague on 16 December 1970, the Supplementary Protocol to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizu…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article 706-24

…of appeal to carry out investigations relating to offences falling within the scope of Article 706-16, identifying themselves by their administrative registration number. They may be authorised to gi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Alpine skiing and related activities.

Article A212-188

…the declarant may not take the safety test.The content of the aptitude test is set out in Annex II-16-4.

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

Article L3133-1

…eservists who are employees or public servants, with the exception of those governed by laws no. 84-16 of 11 January 1984 on statutory provisions relating to the State civil service, no. 84-53 of 26 J…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II

Article L3232-8

…choice with regard to the energy and nutrient content of the diet, without prejudice to Articles 9, 16 and 30 of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 Octobe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Invoicing and payment terms

Article L441-15

…ty which would be likely to expose him to the administrative penalty provided for in Article L. 441-16. II.-The validity of the position statement referred to in I expires from the date on which: 1° T…

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