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

Article L5722-4

…the year are greater than the financing requirement for the syndicate's investment section, the surplus portion may be taken from the operating section. If the application of I of Article L. 5722-1 re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of the Order.

Article L4232-4

The central council of dispensing pharmacists comprises : 1° The presidents of the regional councils; 2° Six dispensing pharmacists and their alternates, who provide additional representation for the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IX: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L490-9

For the application of Articles 81 to 83 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, the Minister responsible for the Economy and the officials designated or empowered by him in accordance with…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Retailers' cooperative societies.

Article L124-4

Without prejudice to the application of the provisions of article 3 bis of law no. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperation, any retail trader duly established on the territory of a f…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Confiscation.

Article 434

1. In the case of the offences referred to in articles 424-2°and 427-1°, confiscation may only be ordered in respect of the objects of fraud. However, the goods concealing the fraud and the means of t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Electronic trade in medicinal products by a dispensing pharmacy

Article L5125-40

A natural or legal person legally authorised to sell medicinal products to the public in the Member State of the European Union in which it is established may only sell, as part of an electronic comme…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Advertising.

Article L5122-9

Advertising of a medicinal product to members of the health professions authorised to prescribe or dispense medicinal products or to use them in the exercise of their profession is subject to prior au…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Incapacity resulting from a non-occupational illness or accident.

Article L1226-4-3

Termination of a fixed-term contract in the event of unfitness entitles the employee to compensation, the amount of which may not be less than that of the compensation provided for in article L. 1234-…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter I: The creditor and the writ of execution

Article L111-4

Enforcement orders referred to in 1° to 3° of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Declaration of provision of services

Article L4222-9

A pharmacist who is a national of a Member State of the European Union or a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, who is established and legally practises the activities of a pharmacis…

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