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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal provisions.

Article L6363-2

Articles L. 8114-1 and L. 8114-2 are applicable to acts and gestures committed in relation to the officers in charge of the checks provided for in this Title.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination and conditions of authorisation.

Article R5121-41-1

…icular for the purposes of applying b of 5° of Article L. 5121-1 and 1°, 2° and 3° of Article R. 5121-28. Variations and extensions to a marketing authorisation are submitted and examined under the co…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R324-3

The person referred to in I of article L. 324-2-1 shall send the municipality the information referred to in II of article L. 324-2-1 for each furnished tourist accommodation let in the municipality t…

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

Article L227-2-1

…nd L. 227-9, when a société par actions simplifiée makes an offer referred to in 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code relating to its capital securities: 1° (Repealed); 2°The arti…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and special schemes.

Article 208 A

The benefit of the provisions of 1° bis and 2° of article 208 is reserved for investment companies governed by articles L. 214-127 et seq. of the Monetary and Financial Code, which allocate all of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Etablissement public de santé national de Fresnes.

Article R6147-90-1

The Etablissement public de santé de Fresnes is subject to the provisions of titles I and III of decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 relating to public budgetary and accounting management, with th…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions specific to Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Article L422-1

Articles L. 112-1, L. 112-2 and L. 333-5 of this Code do not apply to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article L8271-5

The enforcement officers referred to in article L. 8271-1-2 may, upon written request, obtain from the bodies responsible for a social protection scheme or from the funds providing paid leave services…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Territorial health project

Article R1441-12

Articles R. 1434-1, R. 1434-2 and R. 1434-10 do not apply to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IX: The European Company

Article L229-11

…to the public, or which intends to make one of the offers referred to in 1° and 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code or article L. 411-2-1 of the same code, may subject any trans…

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