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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Referral procedure of the labour inspector.

Article L3132-31

…es to put an end to the unlawful employment of employees in breach of the provisions of articles L. 3132-3 and L. 3132-13 in retail establishments and establishments providing services to consumers. I…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Extemporaneous preparation and retail sale.

Article L5442-3

The following is punishable by two years' imprisonment and 30,000 euros:1° Soliciting orders for veterinary medicinal products from the public or fulfilling orders for veterinary medicinal products fo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Account management

Article D4163-31

…e data declared by the employer for the previous year on the declaration provided for inarticle L. 133-5-3 of the Social Security Code. By 30 June at the latest, the local managing body in whose distr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Expert assistance

Article L1233-34

…dation of the committees set up within it, decide, at the first meeting provided for inArticle L. 1233-30, to call in an expert report which may cover the economic and accounting fields as well as hea…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Formation of the credit agreement

Article L313-39

In the event of loan renegotiation, changes to the initial credit agreement are made solely in the form of a rider drawn up on paper or on another durable medium.This rider includes, on the one hand,…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Procedure applicable to the interoperability of technological measures

Article R331-38

…a communication audiovisuelle et numérique in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article R. 331-34 or in the event of failure to comply with the injunction issued pursuant to the provisions of…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 6: National registers

Article R623-39

…rity claim where one has been made;the mention of the observations referred to in the articles R. 623-17 to R. 623-26 ;-the date of issue of the plant variety certificate with its registration number…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Functional protection

Article R722-39

…thout prejudice to the agreement concluded between the lawyer and the judge under Article 10 of Law no. 71-1130 of 31 December 1971 reforming certain judicial and legal professions, the State may ente…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Monitoring and penalties

Article L1333-31

The control referred to in Article L. 1333-30 is carried out under the same conditions as those laid down in Chapter I of Title VII of Book I of the Environment Code. Where the competent authority is…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Admission of claims.

Article R624-3

…e securities attached to it and shall reproduce the provisions of the articles L. 622-27 and L. 624-3. The court-appointed agent and the administrator, where one has been appointed, are notified again…

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