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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Criminal provisions.

Article L4212-4

The following is punishable by a fine of 3,750 euros for a qualified herbalist: 1° Holding for sale or selling medicinal plants or parts of medicinal plants, whether indigenous or acclimatised, mentio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Opening and operating conditions

Article L6222-4

A health establishment may only manage one medical biology laboratory. However, the public health establishments mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 6147-1 may be authorised by the Director…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Criminal provisions.

Article L1248-4

Any person who concludes a fixed-term employment contract that does not include a term fixed precisely at the time it is concluded, in breach of article L. 1242-7, is liable to a fine of 3,750 euros.T…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Conditions and prohibitions on the use of freelance administration services

Article L1254-4

I.-The purpose of working for the client company may not be to: 1° To replace an employee whose employment contract has been suspended as a result of a collective labour dispute ; 2° To carry out cert…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Air and waste.

Article L1335-4

The use of a facility referred to in Article L. 1335-3 may be prohibited by the State representative in the département, on a proposal from the Director General of the Regional Health Agency, if the c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Special Negotiating Body.

Article L2342-4

If the employer fails to take the initiative, the procedure for setting up the special negotiating body shall be initiated at the written request of one hundred employees or their representatives, fro…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Powers of the Lyon Metropolitan Area

Article L3641-4

I. - The Rhône-Alpes region may delegate some of its powers to the Lyon metropolitan authority, under the conditions set out in Article L. 1111-8. II. - By agreement with the Rhône-Alpes region, at th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L5224-4

Failure to comply with the provisions of article L. 5222-2 is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 3,000 euros. The court may also order, as an additional penalty, the posting of the ju…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Lifelong vocational guidance

Article L6111-4

A dematerialised service is hereby created, free of charge and accessible to all persons, enabling them to: 1° Receive initial information and personalised advice on vocational guidance and training;…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Organisation and operation

Article L5621-4

The interregional agreement exercises the competences listed in the founding decision on behalf of the member regions. It ensures the coherence of the programmes of the member regions.As such, it may…

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