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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Chiropodists.

Article L4322-13

…eil d'Etat shall determine, where necessary, the procedures for applying the provisions of articles L. 4322-1 to L. 4322-12, in particular the representation of professionals on the professional bodie…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Model agency licence.

Article L7123-13

The provisions relating to unlawful lending of labour set out in Article L. 8241-1 do not apply to the activity of operating a modelling agency when this is carried out by a person carrying out the ac…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article L612-13

…filed and until the day on which the documentary search prior to the report provided for in Article L. 612-14 has been commenced, the applicant may file new claims. The option of filing new claims is…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Cases of force majeure.

Article L1234-13

…s entitled to compensation equal to that which would have resulted from the application of articles L. 1234-5, relating to compensation in lieu of notice, and L. 1234-9, relating to compensation for d…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Composition and management of the plan

Article L3334-13

…be allocated to the acquisition of units in funds invested, within the limits stipulated in article L. 214-164 of the Monetary and Financial Code, in socially responsible companies within the meaning…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Use of the retirement account

Article L4163-13

Holders of the professional prevention account who decide, from the age stipulated in II of article L. 4163-7, to allocate points to the use mentioned in 3° of I of the same article benefit from the i…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative penalties

Article L241-13

Any breach of the provisions of articles L. 217-21 to L. 217-23 relating to commercial guarantees is punishable by an administrative fine of up to 15,000 euros for a natural person and 75,000 euros fo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Permanent derogation as of right.

Article L3132-13

In food retail outlets, the weekly rest period may be given on Sundays from 1 p.m. onwards. Employees under the age of twenty-one who live with their employers are entitled to another afternoon's comp…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Supervision of the financial system, cooperation and exchanges of information on national territory

Article L784-13

…cated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 631-1 Ordinance no. 2020-115 of 12 February 2020 L. 631-2 Law 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 631-2-1…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Supervision of the financial system, cooperation and exchanges of information on national territory

Article L783-13

…cated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 631-1 Ordinance no. 2020-115 of 12 February 2020 L. 631-2 Law 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 631-2-1…

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