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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R4411-1-1

…xtures are set out in Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Other provisions.

Article R4344-2

…ngs of commercial premises, without complying with the provisions of articles R. 4341-19 or R. 4342-16, is punishable by a fourth-class fine.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L3361-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this Title, the following provisions shall apply in French Polynesia to concession contracts entered into by the State or its public establishments, subject…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L3351-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this Title, the following provisions shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands to concession contracts entered into by the State or its public establishme…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L3371-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this Title, the following provisions shall apply in New Caledonia to concession contracts entered into by the State or its public establishments, subject to…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L3381-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this Title, the following provisions shall apply in the French Southern and Antarctic Lands to concession contracts concluded by the State or its public esta…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Sports associations in the workplace

Article L121-9

…e delegates jointly with the head of the company, in application of articles L. 2313-15 and L. 2313-16 of the French Labour Code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Final provisions

Article L1254-18

…f Book II of Part One of this Code do not apply, with the exception of Articles L. 1242-10, L. 1242-16, L. 1243-1 to L. 1243-6 and L. 1243-8.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Nature and conditions of exemptions

Article L1453-9

…vely by 4° of article L. 1453-4, without prejudice to the provisions of articles L. 531-1 to L. 531-16 of the Research Code.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R742-26

…not completed the sale of the debtor's assets under the conditions provided for in articles L. 742-16, he may apply to the Protection Litigation Judge for an extension of the sale period. The judge w…

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