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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval.

Article L6332-1-3

I.-The skills operator is responsible for : 1° Actions contributing to the development of skills for the benefit of companies with fewer than fifty employees mentioned in article L. 6313-1 ; 2° Appren…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Personal data protection committees and competent authority

Article L1123-10

For each type of research involving the human person, the investigator records the adverse events or abnormal analysis results defined in the protocol as decisive for the evaluation of safety, keeps a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health threats

Article L3131-1

I.-In the event of a serious health threat requiring emergency measures, particularly in the event of a threatened epidemic, the Minister for Health may, by means of a reasoned order, in the interests…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Payment terms

Article L441-15

I.-Any professional operating in an economic sector mentioned in III may ask the administrative authority responsible for competition and consumer affairs to take a formal position on compliance with…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Commissions attached to the National Consumer Institute

Article L822-10

The commission mentioned in article L. 822-4 may obtain any information or consult on site any documents that it considers useful for carrying out its duties, without being able to oppose the articles…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Operating conditions

Article L5125-16

A pharmacy may only remain open in the absence of its proprietor if the latter has been duly replaced. The annex mentioned in article L. 5125-7-1 may not remain open to the public in the absence of a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Value added tax compensation fund

Article L1615-13

The seventh and eighth paragraphs of Article L. 1615-2, the second paragraph of Article L. 1615-3, Articles L. 1615-7, L. 1615-10, L. 1615-11 and L. 1615-12 as well as the fourth paragraph of I of Art…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Principle of non-discrimination.

Article L1132-1

No person may be excluded from a recruitment or appointment procedure or from access to an internship or period of training in a company, and no employee may be penalised, dismissed or subjected to a…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: The national plant variety authority

Article L412-1

A public interest grouping comprising, in particular, the State and the Institut national de la recherche agronomique performs the functions of the national plant variety authority. In this capacity,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Money changers

Article L524-1

…The immediate exchange of banknotes or coins denominated in different currencies constitutes a manual foreign exchange transaction. The acceptance of payment by another means of payment in exchange fo…

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