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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter III: Defence or security partnership contracts

Article L2373-1

…ty partnership contracts are subject to the provisions of this Book, with the exception of: 1° Article L. 2312-1, insofar as it refers to the provisions of Sections 2 and 3 of Chapter II of Title I of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L5451-1

The following is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of €150,000: 1° Continuing, with regard to the products concerned, activities which have been the subject of one of the suspension or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Extemporaneous preparation and retail sale.

Article L5143-10

The following are determined, as necessary, by decrees in the Council of State issued after obtaining the opinion of the National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety:1° The c…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: National Design Litigation

Article L521-1

Any infringement of the rights of the owner of a design or model, as defined in articles L. 513-4 to L. 513-8, constitutes an infringement engaging the civil liability of its author. Facts subsequent…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title VI : CONDITIONS OF APPLICATION IN THE OVERSEAS OF THE PROVISIONS OF BOOK IV RELATING TO MARKETS

Article L761-1

For the application of this Title in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands, references to Regulations (EU) of the European Parliament and of the Council No 648/2012 of 4 Ju…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Book I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article L3100-1

Subject to the provisions of article L. 3200-1, the concession contracts defined in article L. 1121-1 are governed by the provisions of this part.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Exercise of the freedom to provide services and breach of obligations in connection with that exercise

Article L515-1

I.-Any insurance or reinsurance intermediary or any insurance intermediary on an ancillary basis registered in France who intends to carry on business for the first time in another Member State under…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L2141-11

I.-Any person whose fertility is likely to be impaired as a result of medical treatment or whose fertility is likely to be prematurely impaired may benefit from the collection or removal and preservat…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution.

Article L310-13

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may require the modification or decide the withdrawal of any document which is contrary to legislative and regulatory provisions, with the exceptio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article L1524-12

For its application in Mayotte, article L. 1423-1-1 reads as follows: "Art. L. 1423-1-1 - Subject to the provisions relating to the management section, cases are divided between the sections of the in…

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