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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Research on the human embryo, human embryonic stem cells and human induced pluripotent stem cells

Article L2163-7

…hout having obtained one of the authorisations or made one of the declarations mentioned in Article L. 2151-9 of the Public Health Code or when this authorisation has been withdrawn or suspended or wh…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: General provisions.

Article L410-5

…III. - The overall price of the list mentioned in I, as practised, is displayed pursuant to article L. 113-3 of the French Consumer Code. IV. - Breaches of III of this article are investigated and rec…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Compulsory expenditure

Article L2573-41

I. - The articles L. 2321-1 to L. 2321-3 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II and III.II. - For the application of Article L. 2321-2:1° In 2…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6 - Financial monitoring of the unemployment insurance scheme

Article L5422-25

…t, the Government sends Parliament and the social partners managing the body referred to in Article L. 5427-1 a report on the financial situation of the unemployment insurance scheme, specifying in pa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Contributions to the account

Article L6323-13

…loyees, if the employee has not, in the six years prior to the interview mentioned in II of Article L. 6315-1, benefited from the interviews provided for in the same Article L. 6315-1 and from at leas…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Payment systems and settlement and delivery systems for financial instruments

Article L754-14

…cated in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 330-1 with the exception of 1° of I and L. 330 2 Law no. 2021-1308 of 8 October 2021 L. 330-3 Ord…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Special schemes.

Article L351-14

…ion, the conditions of previous activity for entitlement to the allowances provided for in articles L. 351-3 and L. 351-10 are not met, adjustments may be made to these conditions of activity as well…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L212-3

…uthorisation and the remuneration to which it gives rise are governed by the provisions of articles L. 7121-2 to L. 7121-4, L. 7121-6, L. 7121-7 and L. 7121-8. This authorisation and the remuneration…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Job security contract

Article L1233-68

…down in section 5 of chapter II of title II of book IV of part five, with the exception of article L. 5422-20-1 and the second paragraph of article L. 5422-22, defines the terms and conditions for im…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Simplified joint stock companies.

Article L227-1

…ns laid down in this Chapter, the rules concerning sociétés anonymes, with the exception of Article L. 224-2, the second paragraph of article L. 225-14, articles L. 225-17 to L. 225-102-2, L. 225-103…

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