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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

Article L2224-24

No person may perform the duties of weigher, measurer and gauge without taking an oath. The oath shall be received by the president of the commercial court or the judge of the judicial court.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Offences relating to regulated markets

Article L462-2

Article L. 245-2 of the French Commercial Code sets out the penalties for advertising subscriptions to securities.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

Article R2224-30

In the case provided for in article L. 2224-21, the formal notice is sent to the municipality by the Prefect in the form of an order issued on the report of the Departmental Director of Equipment.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

Article R2224-31

A decree countersigned by the Minister for Infrastructure and the Minister for the Interior may, in accordance with article L. 2224-22, extend the application of the provisions of articles L. 2224-20…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation of market surveillance officers

Article R4314-3

Officers authorised to carry out market surveillance duties on the basis of article L. 4314-1 are designated by order of the Minister for Labour or the Minister for Agriculture. They have national jur…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: General organisation of markets of national interest

Article R761-22

Authorisation to set up on the market of national interest is given by its manager. It is preceded by appropriate publicity. It may be: 1° Either an authorisation to occupy exclusively a developed sit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: General organisation of markets of national interest

Article R761-24

The holder of an exclusive occupation permit may, when he has been operating on the market for at least three years, present to the manager a successor who will be subrogated to his rights and obligat…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: General organisation of markets of national interest

Article R761-23

…ed purpose. He may not refuse this authorisation if the general services or common resources of the market do not satisfy the need invoked.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Application to army hospitals and army blood transfusion centres

Article R1243-32

For the application of the provisions of sub-sections 1 to 4, army hospitals and the army blood transfusion centre shall be considered as health establishments and a blood transfusion establishment re…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Principles.

Article L4311-1

Work equipment intended to be exhibited, offered for sale, sold, imported, hired out, made available or transferred for any purpose whatsoever is designed and constructed so that its installation, use…

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