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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Compensation for victims

Article L1142-23

…f compensation for damage directly attributable to compulsory vaccination in application of article L. 3111-9 ; 3° The payment of compensation to victims of harm resulting from contamination by the hu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions.

Article L2423-2

…II of this Part is applicable to Wallis and Futuna, subject to the following adaptation:In Article L. 2222-2 applicable in its wording resulting from Law No. 2016-41 of 26 January 2016, 3° is replace…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Criminal provisions.

Article L1248-2

…rm employment contract for a purpose other than that provided for in the first paragraph of article L. 1242-2 or outside the cases provided for in that same article and in article L. 1242-3 is punisha…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Right to remain in France

Article L573-2

…June 2013 may be placed under house arrest in accordance with the procedures laid down in Articles L. 751-2 to L. 751-7.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application.

Article L4621-2

By way of derogation from articles L. 1111-2 and L. 1111-3, for the application of section 1 of chapter III of title II of book VI of the fourth part of the regulatory part, a decree in the Conseil d'…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Financial provisions

Article L3413-2

The provisions of article L. 2334-7-2 are not applicable to Paris. The Paris Council sets the financial conditions for the abolition of the municipality's contribution to the department's social and h…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Compulsory non-life insurance.

Article L242-2

…articles L. 222-1 to L. 222-5 of the French Construction and Housing Code the obligations defined i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Public policy

Article L2242-2

In undertakings and groups of undertakings within the meaning of article L. 2331-1 with at least three hundred employees, as well as in Community-scale undertakings and groups of undertakings within t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: General health administration.

Article L1524-2

…Health Service, regional health observatories and social security bodies do not apply;3° In Article L. 1413-7, the words: "mentioned inArticle L. 2223-19 of the General Local Authorities Code " are de…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Observatory for medical and healthcare-related risks

Article L1142-29

…n particular by the insurers of the healthcare professionals and organisations mentioned in article L. 1142-2, by the establishments responsible for their own insurance, by the regional commissions pr…

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