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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Labour agreements concluded in the public sector.

Article L2233-1

In public undertakings and public establishments of an industrial or commercial nature and public establishments determined by decree which perform both an administrative and an industrial and commerc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Rules governing the practice of the profession of medical laboratory technician

Article L4352-1

The medical laboratory technician takes part in the technical performance of a medical biology examination or an anatomy and pathology examination, under the responsibility of a medical biologist or a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IX: Additional penalties applicable to natural persons

Article L249-1

Natural persons guilty of the offences provided for in Chapters I to VIII of this Title shall also be liable, as additional penalties, to disqualification, in accordance with the provisions of Article…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Public health and environmental whistleblowing

Article L4133-1

Without prejudice to the right to have recourse, if the conditions are met, to the reporting or public disclosure mechanism provided for in Chapter II of Title I of Law 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 on…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Expertise procedure for medical accidents

Article L1142-11

I.-Experts may apply to be included on the national list of medical accident experts if they can prove that they have a qualification that includes an assessment of their knowledge and professional pr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Maintaining public services

Article L2255-1

When the closure or relocation of a government department, with the exception of central government departments and departments with national jurisdiction, a local authority, a public establishment fo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Invalidity

Article L235-11

When a court decision declaring a merger or demerger null and void has become final, that decision shall be publicised in a manner to be determined by decree of the Conseil d'Etat. It shall have no ef…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The judgment adopting the plan and the implementation of the plan.

Article L626-14

In the judgment adopting the plan or amending it, the court may decide that assets that it considers essential to the continuation of the business may not be disposed of, for a period that it fixes, w…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Judgment of compulsory liquidation.

Article L641-15

During the judicial liquidation proceedings, the official receiver may order that the liquidator or the administrator, where one has been appointed, be the addressee of mail addressed to the debtor.Th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Commercial agents.

Article L134-15

Where the activity of commercial agent is exercised in performance of a written contract entered into between the parties on a principal basis for another purpose, the parties may agree in writing tha…

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