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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Special provisions for certain types of research

Article L1127-1

Only in health establishments, at the Établissement Français du Sang (French Blood Establishment), in army hospitals or other elements of the army health service mentioned in article L. 6147-7 or at t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Information exchange

Article L413-1

Article L. 1246-1 of the Labour Code governs the reciprocal communication by labour inspectors, agents of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, of regional cultural affairs directorates,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Trade union delegate, mandated employee, employee adviser and member of the staff delegation of the inter-company social and economic committee

Article L2421-1

The request for authorisation to dismiss a trade union delegate, a mandated employee, an employee adviser or a member of the staff delegation on the inter-company social and economic committee is addr…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Lien and enforcement of pledges

Article L124-1

The lien resulting from the pledge contract is established without dispossession by the mere fact of the registration referred to in articles L. 123-1 and L. 123-2. Unless previously renewed, pledge r…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Prohibitions.

Article L7124-13

It is forbidden for any person to publish, by any means, comments, information or intelligence about minors engaged or produced under the conditions set out in articles L. 7124-1 and L. 7124-4, other…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Trade secrets

Article L621-1

The penalties for violating trade secrets are set out in Article L. 1227-1 of the Labour Code, reproduced below: "Art. L. 1227-1- The fact of a director or an employee revealing or attempting to revea…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter V: Consumer mediation assessment and monitoring committee

Article L615-1

La commission d'évaluation et de contrôle de la médiation de la consommation, placed under the Minister responsible for the economy, has the following mission: 1° To draw up and update the list of med…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles relating to research involving the human person

Article L1121-17

The procedures for applying the provisions of this chapter are determined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, and in particular : 1° The minimum guarantees for the insurance provided for in the third par…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Penalties

Article L824-1

I.-The penalties provided for in Article L. 824-2, statutory auditors for any disciplinary misconduct they commit. Disciplinary misconduct includes: 1° Any breach of the legal conditions for practisin…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Offences relating to cheques and other non-cash money instruments

Article L163-10-1

Legal entities found to be criminally liable, under the conditions set out in article 121-2 of the French Criminal Code, for the offences defined in articles L. 163-2 to L. 163-4, L. 163-7 and L. 163-…

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