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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Pharmacy inspection.

Article L5127-3

The inspectors referred to in Article L. 5127-1 shall report to the competent authorities any breaches of professional pharmacy rules that they observe in the course of their duties. They shall carry…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Powers of the Territorial Council

Article LO6461-3

The deliberations by which the Territorial Council adopts the rules which, in the matters listed in II of Article LO 6414-1, fall within the domain of the law, are adopted by public ballot by an absol…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Rights of foreign employees.

Article L8252-3

The foreign employee referred to in Article L. 8252-1 benefits from the provisions of Chapter III of Title V of Book II of Part Three relating to wage insurance and liens for the sums due to him pursu…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Services provided by an institution for occupational retirement provision established in another Member State of the European Union or in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L370-3

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, informed by the competent authorities of the State in which the registered office or principal place of business of the institution referred to in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health threats

Article L3131-3

Notwithstanding the provisions of article L. 1142-1, healthcare professionals may not be held liable for any damage resulting from the prescription or administration of a medicinal product outside the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article 775-3

The information contained in bulletin no. 2 of a person's criminal record, where it relates to a conviction handed down by a foreign court, is withdrawn on expiry of the periods provided for in Articl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons subject to obligations to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L561-3

I. - The persons referred to in 13° of Article L. 561-2 are subject to the provisions of this chapter when, in the course of their professional activity:1° They participate in the name and on behalf o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: General provisions applicable to joint stock companies.

Article L224-3

When a company of any form that does not have a statutory auditor is converted into a joint stock company, one or more conversion auditors, responsible for assessing under their responsibility the val…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Special provisions in the absence of a court-appointed administrator.

Article L627-3

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Liability and protection of elected representatives

Article L7227-36

Subject to the provisions of the fourth paragraph of Article 121-3 of the Penal Code, the president of the assembly or a councillor deputising for him or her, the president of the executive council or…

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