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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: General provisions.

Article L1142-3

…eding, as provided for in articles L. 1225-30 to L. 1225-33; 4° Resignation by an employee in a medically certified state of pregnancy, as provided for in article L. 1225-34; 5° Paternity leave and ch…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Automatic exclusions

Article L3123-3

…law;2° Who, on the date on which the granting authority decides on the admissibility of their application, are subject to a personal bankruptcy order or a management ban pursuant to articles L. 653-1…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter: General provisions

Article L3611-3

…and L. 3334-2 and in tobacco shops.It is also prohibited to sell and distribute any product specifically intended to facilitate the extraction of nitrous oxide in order to obtain psychoactive effects…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Cross-border mergers

Article L236-37

…to the information set out in Article L. 236-10, the report of the merger auditor(s) shall also indicate: 1° The method(s) used to determine the amount of the buyout offer contemplated under Article L…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Conditions of liability

Article L481-3

The loss suffered by the claimant as a result of the anti-competitive practice referred to in Article L. 481-1 includes in particular: 1° The loss made, resulting : a) The additional cost correspondin…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Single registration

Article L775-30

…eft-hand column of the table below shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Notification of the decision

Article R4234-33

…ent shall be notified by the court registry : 1° To the pharmacist being prosecuted and, where applicable, to his lawyer; 2° To the person who lodged the complaint, to the president of the central or…

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

Article L111-3

…to an appeal suspending enforcement, without prejudice to the provisions of European Union law applicable;2° bis Decisions handed down by the Unified Patent Court;3° Extracts from conciliation reports…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Allocation of sums entered in the automatic audiovisual production account

Article 311-59

…rmances must, with regard to investment for production: 1° Be financed by an hourly contribution in cash from one or more television service publishers or by an hourly contribution in cash from one or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration of companies operating a medical biology laboratory on the roll of the competent orders

Article R6223-3

The application for registration shall be sent by a joint representative appointed, in the articles of association or in a separate deed, by the members of the company, to the Council of the Associati…

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