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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Administrative police powers of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail (French National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety)

Article L5145-6

When, during an inspection, the agents of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail observe a breach of the provisions applicable to the activities…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Access to non-identifying data and the identity of the third-party donor

Article L2143-6

A commission for access to non-identifying data and the identity of third-party donors is placed under the authority of the Minister for Health. It is responsible for:1° Granting requests for access t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Pre-contractual information, commercial practices, contracts and credit

Article L511-6

Officers are empowered to investigate and record infringements or breaches of the following provisions:1° Chapters I, II and IV of Title I of Book I;2° Sections 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of Chapter I of Tit…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Compensation for victims of acts of terrorism and other offences.

Article L422-6

Articles L. 422-1 to L. 422-5 are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, French Polynesia and New Caledonia.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: The business project support contract for the creation or takeover of an economic activity.

Article L127-6

The professional and social situation of the beneficiary of the business project support contract is determined by the articles L. 783-1 and L. 783-2 du code du travail. The legal entity responsible f…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Hospital practitioners.

Article L6152-6

The regulatory measures provided for in articles L. 6152-1, L. 6152-4 and L. 6152-5-3 and, where necessary, the procedures for applying the other provisions of this chapter shall be determined by decr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Authorisation to occupy the public domain constituting rights in rem

Article L1311-6

The real right conferred by the title, the works, constructions and installations of an immovable nature may not be assigned, or transferred in the context of inter vivos transfers or mergers, takeove…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Equalisation allowance.

Article L3334-6

The fiscal potential of a département is determined by adding together the following amounts:1° The fraction of the net proceeds of the value added tax provided for in C of V of Article 16 of Law no.…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Use of powers in the public interest

Article L515-6

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution or the body that keeps the register referred to in I of Article L. 512-1 may take appropriate and non-discriminatory measures to penalise irregular…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Application of laws and regulations in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article L6413-6

Without prejudice to the exercise of its powers by the collectivity, the following provisions of this Code shall apply to the territorial collectivity of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon: 1° Part One: Books I…

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