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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Prohibitions.

Article L5331-6

Decrees in the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the conditions of application of this chapter.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Prohibitions.

Article L5331-1

It is forbidden to sell job offers or job applications, regardless of the medium used. However, this prohibition does not prevent the insertion, for a consideration, of job offers or applications in a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Guarantees.

Article L6421-4

Persons in possession of information provided by candidates in connection with their validation applications are subject to the provisions of articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the French Penal Code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Guarantees.

Article L6421-2

An employee's refusal to agree to a validation of acquired experience is neither a fault nor grounds for dismissal.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Guarantees.

Article L6421-1

Validation of acquired experience can only be carried out with the employee's consent.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Guarantees.

Article L6421-3

The information requested from the beneficiary of an action to validate prior learning has a direct and necessary link with the purpose of the validation as defined in article L. 6411-1.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Definitions.

Article L5111-4

Medicinal products or classes of medicinal products of major therapeutic interest are defined as medicinal products or classes of medicinal products for which an interruption of treatment is likely to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Definitions.

Article L5111-2

A pharmaceutical speciality is any medicine prepared in advance, packaged in a particular container and identified by a special name.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Definitions.

Article L5111-1

I.- Medicinal product for human use means any substance or combination of substances presented as having properties for treating or preventing disease in human beings, as well as any substance or comb…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Definitions.

Article L5111-3

Falsified medicinal product means any medicinal product, as defined in Article L. 5111-1, involving a misrepresentation of: 1° Its identity, including its packaging and labelling, its name or its comp…

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