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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application.

Article L4111-2

For the establishments and groupings mentioned in 1° to 3° of article L. 4111-1, the provisions of this part may be adapted, by decree adopted, except in the case of specific provisions, by the Counci…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Control.

Article L6116-2

Within health establishments and organisations carrying out the tasks of health establishments and medico-social establishments, the control is exercised on the initiative of the Director General of t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Discipline of sworn merchandise brokers

Article R131-21

The prosecuted sworn freight broker and the Public Prosecutor are notified of the decision by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. The notification shall indicate the time limit and proc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Discipline of sworn merchandise brokers

Article R131-20

The court shall give its decision, stating its reasons, after hearing the public prosecutor, the sworn goods broker being prosecuted and, where appropriate, his lawyer.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Discipline of sworn merchandise brokers

Article R131-23

At the request of the public prosecutor at the court of appeal on whose list the sworn goods broker is registered, the disciplinary sanction and the decision to provisionally suspend are brought to th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Discipline of sworn merchandise brokers

Article R131-22

Where justified by the urgency of the situation, the president of the judicial court may, at the request of the public prosecutor, temporarily suspend a sworn goods broker where the latter is the subj…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article R5112-2

The provisions of the French pharmacopoeia and the European pharmacopoeia are made mandatory by decision of the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de sa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Offences

Article R8114-2

Failure to submit to the Labour Inspectorate the books, registers and documents made compulsory by this Code or by a legal provision relating to the labour regime, in disregard of article L. 8113-4, i…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: EXPULSION

Article L252-2

Subject to article L. 631-3 does not preclude it, a European Union citizen who has been legally resident in France for ten years may not be the subject of an expulsion order, pursuant to article

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions relating to beneficiaries

Article 211-4

Notwithstanding the provisions of article 211-2 and 3° of article…

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