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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4a: Compensation for victims of benfluorex

Article L1142-24-7

…eceived or to be received from third party payers other than social security funds, Article L. 1142-16 applies. In the case provided for in the first paragraph of this article, the court, at the reque…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions.

Article R1121-1-1

…scope of Article 1 of Regulation (EU) No 536/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on clinical trials on medicinal products for human use and repealing Directive 2001/20…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Incapacity resulting from a non-occupational illness or accident.

Article L1226-2

…r the conditions defined in article L. 233-1, in I and II of article L. 233-3 and in article L. 233-16 of the Commercial Code. This proposal takes into account, after consultation with the social and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Incapacity resulting from an accident at work or an occupational disease.

Article L1226-10

…r the conditions defined in article L. 233-1, in I and II of article L. 233-3 and in article L. 233-16 of the Commercial Code.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tourist municipalities.

Article R133-36

…on, including the creation of tourist offices, in application of the provisions of articles L. 5214-16 and L. 5216-5 of the general code of territorial collectivities. The decision of the governing bo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Allocations of free shares.

Article L225-197-4

…f the offices and positions they hold, by companies controlled within the meaning of Article L. 233-16. This report also indicates the number and value of shares which, during the year, were allocated…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L594-1

…licable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in their wording resulting from Ordinance no. 2020-1733 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated in the table below.Articles applicableIn their wording res…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Prevention of business difficulties, ad hoc mandates and conciliation procedures

Article L611-13

…r or from a person who controls or is controlled by the debtor within the meaning of Article L. 233-16, except in the case of remuneration received in respect of an ad hoc mandate or a court-appointed…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Judgment of compulsory liquidation.

Article L641-12

…en. The lessor's lien is determined in accordance with the first three paragraphs of article L. 622-16.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation and operation

Article R823-7

…composition of the scientific and technical steering committees provided for in Article R. 823-12; 16° The acceptance or refusal of donations and legacies.

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