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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1542-13

Titles V and VI of Book II of this Part are applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, subject to the following adaptations:a) The following sentence is added to article L. 1251-1 : "An agreeme…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCES

Article L3542-1

The expenditure mentioned in 7°, 8°, 10° bis, 11° and 14° of article L. 3321-1. Contributions to the general social security scheme pursuant to article L. 3123-20-2 mean compulsory contributions for t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Principles of prevention.

Article L4531-1

In order to ensure the safety and protect the health of people working on a building or civil engineering site, the client, the project manager and the health and safety coordinator mentioned in artic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L4211-1-1

Persons engaged in the activity of brokering medicinal products as referred to in article L. 5124-19 are not subject to the provisions of this Title.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Professional equality between women and men and quality of life and working conditions

Article L2242-17

The annual negotiations on professional equality between women and men and the quality of life and working conditions cover : 1° The balance between personal and professional life for employees ; 2° T…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Speech therapists.

Article L4341-1

The practice of speech and language therapy involves health promotion, prevention, assessment and treatment of disorders of communication, language in all its dimensions, mathematical cognition, speec…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-12

Company shares may not be represented by negotiable securities. Any issue made in disregard of this rule is punishable under the conditions set out in the first paragraph of article L. 411-1 of the Mo…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Obligation to declare activity

Article L212-11

Persons carrying out the activities mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 212-1 for remuneration must declare their activity to the administrative authority. A decree of the Conseil d'Etat se…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter IV: Contract amendment

Article L2394-1

A defence or security contract may be amended by agreement or by the purchaser unilaterally, without a new competitive tendering procedure, in the cases provided for in article L. 2194-1. Such amendme…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L1534-16

Processing, importing, exporting, distributing, transferring or using an element or product of the human body in breach of the provisions adopted in application of article L. 1532-1 is punishable by t…

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