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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Principles.

Article L4311-6

…of the Council of 20 June 2019 on market surveillance and product conformity and amending Directive 2004/42/EC and Regulations (EC) No 765/2008 and (EU) No 305/2011, as regards work equipment and mean…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Local semi-public companies

Article L1862-1

…s provided for in II to XII. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS IN THE VERSIONS RESULTING FROM L. 1521-1 law no. 2004-806 of 9 August 2004 L. 1522-1 law no. 2022-217 of 21 February 2022 L. 1522-2 to L. 1522-5 Orde…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Specific measures

Article L412-8

…f the Council, Commission Directives 2002/67/EC and 2008/5/EC and Commission Regulation (EC) No 608/2004. This information shall appear on the distance selling medium in which these products are prese…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Special provisions

Article L222-16-1

…n of this article, without prejudice to the provisions laid down in I of the article 6 de la loi n° 2004-575 du 21 juin 2004 pour la confiance dans l'économie numérique; 6° Toute personne diffusant un…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Management entrusted to private-law bodies by agreement or convention.

Article L5427-1

…France who do not meet the conditions for benefiting from the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the coordination of social se…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Prescription and orders for professional use.

Article R5132-3-1

…on advanced therapy medicinal products and amending Directive 2001/83/EC and Regulation (EC) No 726/2004; b) The prescriber objects, on medical grounds, to the substitution of this medicinal product b…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Specific measures

Article L412-5

…f the Council, Commission Directives 2002/67/EC and 2008/5/EC and Commission Regulation (EC) No 608/2004.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Subscription, purchase or pledging by companies of their own shares

Article L22-10-64

…f the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Directives 2003/124/EC, 2003/125/EC and 2004/72/EC. They report monthly to the Autorité des marchés financiers on the acquisitions, disposal…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Pre-contractual information, commercial practices, contracts and credit

Article L511-7

…ry 2011 on the rights of passengers in bus and coach transport and amending Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004; 6° Du d du 3, du 8 de l'article 5 et des articles 8,9 et 16 du règlement (UE) n° 260/2012 du P…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article R766-3

…1, the provisions of 1° are not applicable; 5° In Article R. 722-1, the words: "by Council Decision 2004/191/EC of 23 February 2004 setting out the criteria and practical arrangements for the compensa…

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