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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article L1235-3-1

Article L. 1235-3 does not apply if the court finds that the dismissal is vitiated by one of the nullities provided for in the second paragraph of this article. In this case, if the employee does not…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions

Article L511-41-3

I.-The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may order a person referred to in 1°, 4°, 9° and 10° of A of I of Article L. 612-2, a class 1 bis investment firm or, with the exception of firm…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Single subsection: Audit of production accounts

Article D213-12

…ine producer has three months from receipt of the draft audit report provided for in article L. 213-27 to submit its written observations to the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and terms of allocation

Article 919-111

…graphic works during each of the years 2019, 2020 and 2021 or, if the company began its activity in 2018, 2019 or 2020, during each of the years following the year of creation, are considered as havin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Industrial preparation and wholesale.

Article L5142-7

…have the marketing authorisation referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018, the registration referred to in Article 86 of the same Regulation or the registration referred…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Mutual credit

Article L512-58

The provisions of articles L. 512-55 to L. 512-57 are applicable to the caisses de crédit mutuel of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle, governed by the local law of 1 May 1889, as amended, on cooperative…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Specific measures applicable to illegal online content

Article L532-5

Failure to comply with the measures ordered or to be applied to electronic addresses notified pursuant to article L. 521-3-1 is punishable by the penalties laid down in 1 of VI of Article 6 of Law no.…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-19

The competent delegated federations shall impose sanctions on sports agents, licence-holders and affiliated associations and companies in the event of : 1° Failure to notify : a) the contracts referre…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-13

No clinical investigation may be carried out on a deceased person, in a state of brain death, without his or her consent expressed during his or her lifetime or through the testimony of his or her fam…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-12

No performance study may be carried out on a deceased person in a state of brain death without his or her consent expressed during his or her lifetime or through the testimony of his or her family. Ho…

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