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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Civil penalties

Article L242-1

The provisions of articles L. 221-9 and L. 221-10 are provided for on pain of nullity of the contract concluded off-premises.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Compensation and penalties.

Article L1226-13

Any termination of an employment contract in breach of the provisions of Articles L. 1226-9 and L. 1226-18 is null and void.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Contributions to the account

Article L6323-15

The contributions referred to in articles L. 2254-2, L. 5151-9, L. 6323-13 and L. 6323-14 are not taken into account when calculating the amount of rights registered in the employee's account each yea…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Public health.

Article L1416-1

The departmental committee responsible for environmental, health and technological risks may be consulted by the State representative in the department when he issues an order pursuant to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L4011-1

Notwithstanding articles L. 1132-1, L. 4111-1, L. 4161-1, L. 4161-3, L. 4161-5, L. 4221-1, L. 4241-1, L. 4241-13, L. 4251-1, L. 4301-1, L. 4311-1, L. 4321-1, L. 4322-1, L. 4331-1, L. 4332-1, L. 4341-1…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L1534-1

The following provisions of Book I of this Part shall apply in the French Southern and Antarctic Territories:1° Articles L. 1128-1 and L. 1128-2 ;2° Chapter III of Title III ;3° Articles L. 1115-1 and…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 6 : Exceptional aid to compensate for the loss of turnover due to the ban on the sale and consumption of food and drink in cinemas

Article 919-100

The granting of the exceptional aid is subject to the provisions of national framework scheme no. SA.100959 authorised by the European Commission by decisions of 20 December 2021 C(2021)9880, 16 March…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Title VI: Health products containing nanoparticulate substances

Article L5161-1

Articles L. 523-1 to L. 523-3 of the Environmental Code apply to substances used in the composition of products mentioned in article L. 5311-1 of this Code and to veterinary medicinal products mention…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4221-13

The maximum number of such authorisations is set, each year and for each category of applicants mentioned in articles L. 4221-9, L. 4221-11 and L. 4221-12, by order of the Minister for Health.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Book V: Service providers

Article L500-1

I. - No person may, directly or indirectly, on his own behalf or on behalf of another person, if he has been convicted within the last ten years of a final offence referred to in II: 1° Direct, manage…

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