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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5421-2

…It is an offence to market, broker or distribute, whether free of charge or for a consideration, wholesale or retail, a proprietary medicinal product, any other medicinal product manufactured industri…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 3: Cafés and public houses

Article L313-1

The rules governing the manufacture, sale and consumption of beverages are set out in articles L. 3331-2 and L. 3332-11 of the Public Health Code and articles L. 3335-3 and L. 3335-4 of the same code,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The Institut d'émission d'outre-mer (French overseas note-issuing bank)

Article L721-24

In New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands, the Institut d'émission d'outre-mer (French overseas note-issuing bank) centralises information enabling the identification of acc…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Special provisions applicable to distance contracts

Article L221-13

The trader shall provide the consumer, on a durable medium, within a reasonable period of time after the conclusion of the contract and at the latest at the time of delivery of the goods or before per…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Custodian

Article L214-11

The UCITS' depositary is liable to the UCITS or to the unitholders or shareholders for the loss by the depositary, or by a third party to whom custody has been delegated, of financial instruments held…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Night work.

Article L1225-9

An employee who is medically certified to be pregnant or who has given birth and who works night shifts under the conditions set out in article L. 3122-5 shall, at her request, be assigned to a day sh…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: European patents and European patents with unitary effect

Article L614-4

Inventions which are the subject of European patent applications, filed with the National Institute of Industrial Property, may not be disclosed and freely exploited until authorisation has been grant…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-16

An employee is entitled to leave to care for one of the following people who has a disability or loss of autonomy:1° Their spouse ;2° cohabiting partner ;3° Their partner in a civil solidarity pact ;4…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Compensation for contaminated victims.

Article L3122-3

The victim informs the Office of any legal proceedings that may be in progress. If legal action is taken, the victim informs the judge that the matter has been referred to the Office. Victims only hav…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Openings, mutations and transfers.

Article L3332-3

Any person wishing to open a café, cabaret or on-trade public house and sell alcohol there must make a written declaration at least fifteen days in advance, stating :1° Surname, first names, place of…

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