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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Rules of good conduct

Article L341-11

Before making an offer relating to financial instruments, digital assets, a service on digital assets, an investment service or a related service, direct marketers shall enquire about the financial si…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L2312-2

When, after the Social and Economic Committee has been set up, the number of employees in the undertaking reaches at least fifty for twelve consecutive months, the Committee exercises all the recurren…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Additional provisions

Article L3142-130

In the absence of the agreement referred to in Article L. 3142-129, the following provisions apply: 1° The maximum duration of the leave or period of part-time work is one year. This period may be ext…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Measures to combat specific risks

Article L3135-4

Notwithstanding 4° of article L. 4211-1, in the event of a nuclear accident or terrorist act constituting a serious health threat requiring them to be dispensed or distributed as a matter of urgency,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Partial access

Article L4002-5

…f that State. The competent authority may require a translation of this professional title into French. The person concerned shall clearly inform patients and other recipients of his services of the a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Departmental councils.

Article L4123-1

The Conseil départemental de l'ordre exercises, within the framework of the département and under the supervision of the Conseil national, the general powers of the ordre, listed in article L. 4121-2.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Entry on the roll of the order

Article L4222-2

Applications for entry on the roll are sent by the interested parties to the competent regional council of the ordre. They must be accompanied by a dossier, the composition of which is laid down by de…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Commitments giving rise to a diversification provision

Article R134-5

The term referred to in the tenth paragraph of article L. 132-23 may not exceed the shorter of eight years or the maturity date of the guarantee. Before the maturity date mentioned in article L. 134-1…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Recording of sums calculated on the automatic audiovisual production account

Article 311-55

When sums have been entered in the automatic audiovisual production account for reference works belonging to the fiction genre, this company must incur, during the year of notification, expenditure co…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Unfair business-to-business commercial practices

Article L442-7

A buyer of agricultural products or foodstuffs who allows his supplier to charge an unfairly low transfer price incurs liability and is obliged to compensate the damage caused. To characterise an unfa…

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