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

Article L5124-11

A pharmaceutical establishment exporting a medicinal product must ask the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé to certify that it holds the authorisation referred to in…

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

Article L5124-10

Notwithstanding the provisions of Article L. 4211-1 and those of the first paragraph of Article L. 5124-2, Institut Pasteur remains authorised to ensure, in accordance with its statutes, the preparati…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Eligible training courses and use of the account

Article L6323-17-1

All employees can use the rights in their personal training account to help finance a training course leading to a qualification, designed to enable them to change jobs or professions as part of a car…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L1421-1

For the application of article L. 1330-1 to Saint-Barthélemy, the words: "article 346 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union" are replaced by the words: "the protection of the essentia…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Commission départementale d'aménagement cinématographique (Departmental Cinematographic Development Commission)

Article L212-6-1

A departmental cinematographic development commission rules on applications for cinematographic development authorisations submitted to it pursuant to articles…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial provisions.

Article L1271-15

The universal employment-service voucher is : 1° Either redeemable at the establishments, institutions and services mentioned in article L. 1271-9; 2° Or reimbursable by the authorised bodies and esta…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article L228-3-1

I.-When the issuing company or the third party appointed by it believes that certain holders whose identity has been disclosed to them are acting on behalf of third parties who own the securities, the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article L228-6-1

In companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market, when the Extraordinary General Meeting of shareholders has authorised a transaction resulting either in an exchange of shares o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Establishment and purpose

Article L2362-1

A special negotiating body shall be set up as soon as possible after the publication of the draft terms of merger or transformation or, in the case of a European Cooperative Society formed by any mean…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Establishment and purpose.

Article L2372-1

Employee participation is implemented in accordance with Articles L. 225-28 to L. 225-56 and L. 225-79 to L. 225-93, L. 22-10-8 to L. 22-10-17 and L. 22-10-23 to L. 22-10-30 of the French Commercial C…

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