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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Advertising.

Article L5122-8

Advertising to the public for a medicinal product mentioned in article L. 5122-6 as well as advertising campaigns to the public for vaccinations are subject to prior authorisation from the Agence nati…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Initial risk assessment

Article R4412-97-5

The survey report concludes either that asbestos-containing materials or products are not present or are present, and in the latter case specifies their nature, location and estimated quantity. The co…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: PUBLIC ESTABLISHMENTS FOR INTERCOMMUNAL COOPERATION

Article L5210-1-2

I. - Without prejudice to V of article L. 5210-1-1, when the representative of the State in the department establishes that a commune does not belong to any public establishment of inter-communal coop…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Transmission of information

Article L561-31

In addition to the application of article L. 561-30-1 and article 40 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the department is authorised to pass on information it holds to the judicial authorities and cri…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Reduction of sentences

Article 721-2

I.-When a convicted person serving one or more custodial sentences has not been able to benefit from a measure of release on parole or conditional release under the conditions provided for in Articles…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application

Article R421-1

By virtue of 5° of article L. 421-1, the following are punishable by the penalties laid down in article L. 422-1 : 1° The fact, for an operator of a cinema, of setting up a cinema access scheme withou…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transitional provisions

Article R355-12

Until 1 January 2020, insurance and reinsurance undertakings shall publish the annual information referred to in Article L. 355-5 according to the following timetable a) No later than 20 weeks after t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Reimbursement of public transport costs

Article R3261-2

The employer will pay for tickets purchased by employees in the following categories: 1° Multimodal season tickets with an unlimited number of journeys, as well as annual, monthly, weekly or tacit ren…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Funds open to professional investors

Article D744-12

…and column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 214-187-1n° 2014-87 of 30 January 2014D. 214-188 and D. 214-195no. 2013-687 of 25 July 2013D. 214-202-1n° 201…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Beneficiaries

Article L5141-1

The following may benefit from aid for setting up or taking over a business, under the conditions laid down in this chapter, when they set up or take over an economic, industrial, commercial, craft, a…

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