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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Organisation and operation of the Commercial Court.

Article L722-3

The panel of judges is presided over by the president of the commercial court or by a judge of that court who has held judicial office for at least three years, subject to the application of the provi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Organisation and operation of the Commercial Court.

Article L722-5

When the impediment that gave rise to the transfer has ceased, the Court of Appeal, at the request of the Public Prosecutor, sets the date from which the Commercial Court will again hear the cases wit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Organisation and operation of the Commercial Court.

Article L722-2

Where the Commercial Court rules in matters of safeguarding, judicial recovery or liquidation, judicial settlement or liquidation of assets, the panel of judges shall include, subject to the applicati…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Organisation and operation of the Commercial Court.

Article L722-1

Except in the case of provisions providing for a single judge, the judgments of the commercial courts are handed down by judges ruling in collegial formation.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Prerogatives.

Article L5312-4-1

The Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé (French National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products) imposes financial penalties on natural or legal persons…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Prerogatives.

Article L5312-4-3

When, during an inspection, the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé finds that the laws and regulations applicable to the activities and products mentioned in Article L…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Prerogatives.

Article L5312-1-1

Where it appears, on the occasion of a decision to suspend or prohibit an activity relating to a product or group of products taken by the National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Produc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Principles.

Article L3221-1

The provisions of articles L. 3221-2 to L. 3221-7 apply, in addition to the employers and employees mentioned in article L. 3211-1, to those not governed by the Labour Code and, in particular, to publ…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Car maintenance and repair

Article L224-67

Any professional who markets maintenance or repair services for motor vehicles or two- or three-wheeled vehicles allows consumers to opt for the use, for certain categories of spare parts, of parts fr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Recruitment, transfer and dismissal.

Article L1225-2

A female job applicant or employee is not required to disclose her pregnancy, except where she requests the benefit of the legal provisions relating to the protection of pregnant women.

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