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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Ingredients and emissions

Article L3513-14

When the public establishment mentioned in article L. 3513-10 observes or has reasonable grounds to believe that a vaping product containing nicotine or a given type of product could present a serious…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition and scope

Article L4022-1

Periodic certification of healthcare professionals is a procedure designed to guarantee:1° the maintenance of skills;2° the quality of professional practices;3° the updating and level of knowledge.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Restrictive competition practices

Article L442-1

I.-Any person engaged in production, distribution or service activities, in the context of commercial negotiation, the conclusion or performance of a contract, is liable and obliged to compensate the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Conditions of liability

Article L481-1

Any natural or legal person forming an undertaking or a body referred to in Article L. 464-2 is liable for the damage it has caused as a result of the commission of an anti-competitive practice define…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Verification of claims.

Article L625-1

After verification, the mandataire judiciaire shall draw up, within the time limits set out in Article L. 143-11-7 of the Labour Code, statements of claims arising from a contract of employment, with…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Commencement of proceedings

Article L628-1

An accelerated safeguard procedure is hereby instituted, subject to the rules of this title and the provisions of this chapter. The provisions of III and IV of Article L. 622-13 and those of Sections…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Supervision and inspection.

Article L811-11

Administrators in bankruptcy are placed under the supervision of the public prosecutor. In the course of their professional activity, they are subject to inspections entrusted to the public authoritie…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and standing

Article L623-1

A nationally representative consumer defence association approved under Article L. 811-1 may bring an action before a civil court to obtain compensation for individual losses suffered by consumers pla…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Commencement of proceedings

Article L742-1

If the examination of the request for treatment of the overindebtedness situation reveals that the debtor is in an irremediably compromised situation as defined in the second paragraph of article L. 7…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation and tasks

Article L822-1

The Institut national de la consommation, a national public establishment of an industrial and commercial nature, with legal personality and financial autonomy, is a centre for research, information a…

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