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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Common provisions.

Article L1235-3

Any removal of organs carried out under the conditions laid down in Chapter III of this Title is a medical activity.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Natural mineral waters.

Article L1322-3

A natural mineral spring may be declared to be in the public interest. In this case, it may be assigned a protection perimeter, which may cover separate plots of land. Within this perimeter, all activ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: Markets of national interest and commercial events.

Article L761-3

The rate of fees charged to occupancy permit holders or other forms of contribution by market users to the operation of the market shall be established by the manager and approved by the prefect. The…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Opposition to cold calling

Article L223-3

The rental or sale of files containing telephone data and including the contact details of one or more consumers registered on the opposition to telephone canvassing list is prohibited.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Monthly payments.

Article L3242-3

Employees who are not paid on a monthly basis are paid at least twice a month, no more than sixteen days apart.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Pay slip.

Article L3243-3

Acceptance of a pay slip by an employee without protest or reservation does not constitute a waiver of payment of all or part of the salary and allowances or wage accessories due to the employee pursu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Other control measures.

Article L3114-3

The use of toxic gases appearing on a prohibition list established by order of the Minister for Health, made on the advice of the High Council for Public Health, in the destruction of insects and rats…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Missions.

Article L5311-3

The procedures for applying the provisions of this chapter shall be determined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Self-employed managers of food retail branches.

Article L7322-3

Collective agreements setting out the conditions to be met by individual contracts concluded between companies and their self-employed branch managers are governed, as regards their validity, duration…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Enforcement officers

Article L122-3

The law shall determine the other persons empowered to carry out, in the areas that it lays down, forced execution and protective seizures in the same way as bailiffs.

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