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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5124-18

The following shall be determined by decree of the Conseil d'Etat:1° The conditions under which any undertaking comprising at least one pharmaceutical establishment must be owned by a pharmacist or by…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Provisions relating to the public establishment for the protection of Mediterranean forests

Article L1424-67

People employed by an association, created before the date of promulgation of the loi n° 2004-811 du 13 août 2004de modernisation de la sécurité civile, whose dissolution results from the full transfe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Conditions for executing a payment transaction

Article L133-10

…ayment service provider refuses to execute a payment order or initiate a payment transaction, it shall notify the payment service user, or make the notification available to the payment service user i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Monitoring and penalties

Article L1333-29

The French Nuclear Safety Authority appoints radiation protection inspectors from among its own staff and the staff mentioned in article L. 1421-1.In addition, the Minister for Defence may appoint rad…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-14

Subject to the provisions of articles L. 262, L. 263 B and L. 273 A of the Book of Tax Procedures, article 387 bis of the Customs Code, article L. 1617-5 of the General Local Authorities Code and II o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Penalties for irregularities.

Article L1235-14

The following provisions do not apply to the dismissal of an employee who has been with the company for less than two years and to dismissals carried out by an employer who usually employs less than e…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3142-58

In order to implement the employee's right to the leave referred to in articles L. 3142-54 and L. 3142-54-1, a company collective agreement or, failing that, a branch agreement or convention determine…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Compulsory expenditure

Article L4321-1

Sont obligatoires pour la région:1° Les dépenses relatives au fonctionnement des organes délibérants et à l'entretien de l'hôtel de la région;2° Les dépenses relatives aux indemnités de fonction prévu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Special rules relating to sociétés de placement à prépondérance immobilière à capital variable (real estate investment companies with variable capital)

Article L214-67

Articles L. 224-1, L. 224-2, the second paragraph of article L. 225-2, articles L. 225-3 to L. 225-16, L. 225-25, L. 225-26, L. 225-258 to L. 225-270, the fourth paragraph of article L. 227-1, article…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 7: Training of lenders and intermediaries

Article L314-24

Creditors and credit intermediaries shall ensure that the staff under their authority possess and keep up to date appropriate knowledge and skills concerning the preparation, offer and granting of cre…

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