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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Common provisions.

Article D6124-478

…rface area of 9 square metres and a volume of 27 cubic metres in single rooms ;2° A surface area of 17 square metres and a volume of 50 cubic metres in rooms with two beds;3° A surface area of 24 squa…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2 undecies: Companies located in dynamic urban areas

Article 44 sexdecies

…the General Local Authorities Code in the version in force on the date of publication of Act No. 2017-1775 of 28 December 2017 on the rectifying finances for 2017.The classification of communes as ur…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Authorisation of payment institutions

Article L522-11-1

…o be duly authorised. II. - The provisions of section 3 of this chapter, other than articles L. 522-17 and L. 522-18, do not apply to the institutions mentioned in the first paragraph. These establish…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article L950-1

…from Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 on the growth and transformation of businesses;Articles L. 143-17 and L. 143-23 are applicable in their wording resulting from Ordinance no. 2019-1169 of 13 Novemb…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Temporary work.

Article L1255-2

…t sending the employee a written assignment contract within the period specified in Article L. 1251-17 ; 2° Disregarding the provisions relating to minimum remuneration set out in the first paragraph…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Aggravated risks

Article L1141-3

…le de l'informatique et des libertés, which shall give an opinion on its compliance with law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to data processing, files and freedoms. In the absence of an agreement…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: National health data system

Article L1461-7

…1° of this article guarantee any person who so requests, in application of article 74 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and civil liberties, that their perso…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conclusion and proof of the insurance contract - Form and transmission of policies.

Article R112-1

Insurance policies under classes 1 to 17 of article R. 321-1, with the exception of insurance policies under Title VII of this Code, must indicate:-the duration of the mutual commitments of the partie…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to Book III

Article L2643-1

…racting authorities or entities in the fields of defence and security, and amending Directives 2004/17/EC and 2004/18/EC," are deleted; 3° In Article L. 2341-1, the references to articles 1741 to 1743…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IX: The European Company

Article L229-7

…ies on the Supervisory Board are suspended. The provisions of the first paragraph of Article L. 225-17, the second paragraph of Article L. 225-22, article L. 225-69 and the second paragraph of article…

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