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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article L134-1-1

Under the conditions set out in article L. 134-5, urban communities, metropolitan areas and the Lyon metropolitan area may set up one or more tourist offices in all or part of their territory. The are…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Automatic exclusions

Article L3123-3

The following persons are excluded from the procedure for awarding concession contracts:1° Who are subject to the compulsory liquidation procedure provided for in article L. 640-1 of the French Commer…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter: Financial penalties imposed by the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé (French National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products)

Article R5471-1

…ts have been closed, subject to a limit of €100,000 for a legal entity, for the breaches mentioned: 1° In 1° and 2° of article R. 5461-4; 2° In 1° and 2° of article R. 5462-4. III - The amount of the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to the statutes of professional leagues

Article R132-2

…1901 relating to the contract of association. The members of the professional league referred to in 1° of article R. 132-1 are the associations affiliated to the federation and the companies they have…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1

Article L223-1

…by means of a public offer other than one aimed exclusively at qualified investors referred to in 1° of article L. 411-2 or one relating to a loan equal to or greater than an amount set by decree, a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Absence due to illness or accident.

Article L1226-1-2

The employment contract of an employee suffering from a non-occupational illness or accident remains suspended during the periods in which he/she is following the actions mentioned inarticle L. 323-3-…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Transmission of information for the purpose of registering persons practising or likely to practise one of the medical professions

Article R4113-126

…the service or body responsible for registering the persons referred to in Article L. 4113-1 are : 1° The civil status details of the holder of the evidence of formal qualifications or of the student…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Driving licence

Article 328

The circulation permit is valid for a maximum of one month and for the communes included in the district of the post from which it originates. In the event of a move to another district, it may be exc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of the national health data system

Article R1461-1

…available under the conditions defined in Articles L. 1461-2 to L. 1461-6 in order to contribute to:1° Information on health as well as on the supply of care, medico-social care and their quality, and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 1: Declarations for registration purposes

Article A123-13

…te and place of birth and information relating to nationality provided for in Article R. 123-37 of: 1° Persons with general authority to bind the caisse d'épargne et de prévoyance with respect to thir…

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