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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 4: Land

Article L4424-26-5

The revenues of the office include in particular:1° The proceeds of the special equipment tax determined under the conditions provided for in Article 1607 bis of the General Tax Code;2° Contributions,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Intervention by the administrative authority concerning undertakings subject to the obligation to draw up an employment safeguard plan.

Article L1233-57-2

The administrative authority shall validate the collective agreement referred to in Article L. 1233-24-1 once it has ascertained that :1° It complies with articles L. 1233-24-1 to L. 1233-24-3 ; 2° Th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Derogations on a geographical basis

Article L3132-25-5

Articles L. 3132-25 and L. 3132-25-1 do not apply to food retailers who benefit from the provisions of article L. 3132-13. Food retail outlets located in the areas referred to in article L. 3132-24 or…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Other consequences

Article L232-23-5

…back to the first violation in the cases provided for in the penultimate paragraph of I of article L. 232-23-3-8; 3° possibly obtained in disregard of the suspension in the cases provided for in IV o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health policy.

Article L1411-5-1

…es the exercise of the missions of the authorities, establishments and bodies mentioned in articles L. 1222-1 , L. 1313-1 , L. 1413-1 , L. 1415-2 , L. 1418-1 and L. 5311-1 of this code, in article L.…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Economic rights

Article L122-5-3

I.-Text and data mining, within the meaning of 10° of Article L. 122-5, means the implementation of a technique for the automated analysis of texts and data in digital form in order to extract informa…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating rules

Article L621-5-4

I.- The duties and contributions mentioned in article L. 621-5-3 are liquidated, authorised and recovered according to the procedures laid down for the revenues of the State's public administrative es…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of persons under psychiatric care.

Article L3211-12-5

When a full hospitalisation measure is released in application of V of article L. 3211-12-1, the patient may, as soon as the measure is released, be subject to psychiatric care in the form mentioned i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General provisions

Article L613-50-3

I. - Articles L. 211-36-1 to L. 211-38 do not prevent the application of measures imposed in application of the provisions of this sub-section and of sub-section 9 of this section.II. - Articles L. 21…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Role of the social and economic committee

Article L1233-57-18

…committees exercise the powers entrusted to the social and economic committee pursuant to Articles L. 1233-57-15 to L. 1233-57-17, L. 1233-57-19 and L. 1233-57-20, within the limits of the powers ent…

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