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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Abolition of the committee.

Article L2345-2

Where a group of undertakings has set up a European Works Council, the agreement referred to in Article L. 2342-2 or an agreement reached within the group may decide to abolish the Group Works Council…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: POWERS OF THE DEPARTMENTAL COUNCIL

Article L3214-2

The departmental council, unless it has delegated its competence to the president, pursuant to article L. 3211-2, awards and withdraws grants maintained from departmental funds, on the reasoned advice…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Addiction care, support and and prevention centres

Article D3411-2

Centres may specialise in providing care for people who use illicit psychoactive substances or alcohol. In this case, they are only obliged to fulfil the missions mentioned in 2° and 3° of article D.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-123-20

The provisions relating to the import and export of veterinary medicinal products apply : 1° to medicinal products classified as narcotics or to which the narcotics regulations apply in whole or in pa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Company accounts.

Article R232-23

I. - The report referred to in Articles L. 232-6, L. 232-6-1, L. 233-28-1 and L. 233-28-2, translated into French if necessary and certified as true, shall be filed with the commercial court registry,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Unused medicinal products for human use.

Article R4211-24

Producers contribute to or provide for the collection of unused medicines and, where applicable, their packaging, under the conditions set out in I of article L. 541-10 of the Environmental Code. They…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title IV: Group insurance

Article A143-2

I.-In application of article L. 143-2-2, members of a contract referred to in the first paragraph of article L. 381-1 and guaranteed by a supplementary professional retirement fund shall be provided,…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Comparative advertising

Article L132-25

Infringements of the provisions of articles L. 122-1 to L. 122-5 are, where applicable, punishable by the penalties laid down, on the one hand, in articles L. 132-2 to L. 132-9, on the other hand, to…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Insurance on goods transported by all modes of transport

Article L173-20

Goods may be surrendered if they are : 1° totally lost ;2° Lost or damaged up to three quarters of their value;3° Sold en route due to material damage to the insured objects as a result of a covered r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Authorisation of training centres for hospital pharmacy assistants and approval of their directors

Article D4244-2

The authorisation provided for in article L. 4244-2 may be withdrawn, after formal notice and by reasoned decision, if the conditions set out in article D. 4244-1 are no longer met and in the event of…

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