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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of hospitals and universities.

Article L6142-3

In towns with medical and pharmaceutical training and research units, the universities, as far as these units are concerned, and the regional hospital centres jointly organise all their services as ho…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Teaching and hospital staff.

Article L6151-3

The hospital duties performed by university professors-hospital practitioners cease at the end of the academic year during which they reach the age limit set for hospital practitioners.However, univer…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Cancer centres.

Article L6162-12

The Director General of the Regional Health Agency will ask a cancer centre to submit a recovery plan, within a period of between one and three months set by the Director General, in one of the follow…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Individual authorisation.

Article L7124-1

A child under the age of sixteen may not, without prior individual authorisation granted by the administrative authority, be engaged or produced in any capacity whatsoever:1° In a sedentary or touring…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Seller's lien.

Article L141-19

During the twenty days following the publication in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales provided for in Article L. 141-12, an authentic copy or one of the originals of the deed…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Duration of protection

Article L123-12

…of the Berne Convention, is a country outside the European Community and the author is not a national of a Member State of the Community, the term of protection shall be that granted in the country of…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L131-8

With a view to the payment of royalties and remuneration due to them for the last three years in connection with the transfer, exploitation or use of their works, as defined in article L. 112-2 of thi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Information on the seasonality of fresh fruit and vegetables

Article L113-4

Any failure to comply with the display obligations set out in article L. 113-3 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €3,000 for a natural person and up to €15,000 for a legal entity. This f…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Civil penalties

Article L241-7

…ere the trader has not reimbursed the sums paid by the consumer within the period indicated in article L. 217-17, the total amount outstanding is automatically increased by 10% if repayment is made no…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Delivery, supply and transfer of risk

Article L241-4

Where the trader has not reimbursed all of the sums paid by the consumer under the conditions set out in article L. 216-7, this sum is automatically increased by 10% if repayment is made no later than…

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