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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Product presentation

Article L3513-16

…products containing nicotine must state: 1° The full composition of the liquid containing nicotine; 2° The average nicotine content and the quantity dispensed per dose; 3° The batch number; 4° A recom…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Rates

Article 278-0 bis

…a type normally intended for use in agricultural production;1°a Female sanitary protection products;2° The following appliances, equipment and materials:a) Appliances for the disabled mentioned in Cha…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L2421-1

…propriateness of each proposed project, are as follows: 1° Determining the location of the project; 2° Drawing up the programme defined in article L. 2421-2; 3° Determining the provisional financial e…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: EXPENDITURE

Article L2321-3

A Conseil d'Etat decree defines the terms and conditions for the application of 27°, 28° and 29° of article L. 2321-2; in particular, it defines the fixed assets that are subject to the depreciation o…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: GENERAL CONTRACT CONDITIONS

Article R212-3

…e price is linked to fluctuations in a price, index or rate that the professional does not control; 2° Contracts for the purchase or sale of foreign currency, travellers' cheques or international mone…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition and operation of the National Medical Accidents Commission.

Article R1142-25-1

The duties of full or alternate member or rapporteur of the Commission entitle the holder to travel and subsistence allowances under the conditions laid down in Decree no. 2006-781 of 3 July 2006 sett…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors

Article A822-28-3

…ion in training seminars, supervised self-study programmes or distance learning courses or courses; 2° By attendance at colloquia or conferences up to a limit of forty hours over three consecutive yea…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Account funding

Article R6323-3-2

I.-Employees made redundant following the refusal of a change to their employment contract resulting from the application of a company agreement referred to in article L. 2254-2 benefit from a minimum…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the implementation of a resolution measure

Article L613-55-4

…ther ownership securities or transferring them to the creditors concerned by the internal bail-out; 2° Provided that, in accordance with the valuation carried out pursuant to Article L. 613-47, the ne…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Foreign workers.

Article R5523-14

…1° The current and future employment situation in the occupation applied for by the foreign worker; 2° The conditions under which the employer applies the regulations relating to work; 3° The conditio…

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