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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Occupational health and prevention services.

Article L4822-2

In Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, a decree may adapt the composition of the multidisciplinary team provided for in Article L. 4622-8.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Allowance for self-employed workers

Article L5424-28

The allowance for self-employed workers is financed exclusively by the taxes of all kinds mentioned in 5° of article L. 5422-9.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Commercial agents.

Article L134-2

Each party has the right, at its request, to obtain from the other party a signed writing setting out the content of the agency agreement, including that of any amendments.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VII: Provisions relating to local authority accountants

Article L1617-2

The accounting officer of a municipality, department or region may not make his payment actions subject to an assessment of the appropriateness of the decisions taken by the authorising officer.His co…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter III: Concession contracts concluded by a contracting authority

Article L3213-2

When concluded by contracting authorities, concession contracts the principal purpose of which is to permit the provision or operation of public electronic communications networks or the provision to…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter IV: Concession contracts concluded by a contracting entity

Article L3214-2

When they are concluded by contracting entities, concession contracts concluded by contracting entities in a Member State of the European Union or in a specific geographical area of a Member State are…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions.

Article L3136-2

Article 121-3 of the French Penal Code is applicable taking into account the skills, power and resources available to the perpetrator in the crisis situation that justified the state of health emergen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L5125-29

Pharmacists and persons legally authorised to assist them in dispensing medicines in a pharmacy must wear a badge indicating their status; the characteristics of this badge and the conditions under wh…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L5125-28

Any agreement whereby a pharmacist guarantees a practising doctor, dental surgeon or midwife a profit of any kind on the sale of pharmaceutical, medicinal or cosmetic products that they may prescribe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L5125-24

Pharmacists may not sell goods in their dispensaries other than those appearing on a list drawn up by the Minister for Health, on a proposal from the Conseil national de l'ordre des pharmaciens. Pharm…

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