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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Other control measures.

Article L3114-3

The use of toxic gases appearing on a prohibition list established by order of the Minister for Health, made on the advice of the High Council for Public Health, in the destruction of insects and rats…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L3512-3

Tobacco products intended for use by consumers or retailers to make cigarettes are considered to be rolling tobacco. If a product can be used both in a water pipe and as rolling tobacco, it is deemed…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L3513-3

An ingredient is considered to be an additive as well as any other substance or element present in a vaping product.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Missions.

Article L5311-3

The procedures for applying the provisions of this chapter shall be determined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Self-employed managers of food retail branches.

Article L7322-3

Collective agreements setting out the conditions to be met by individual contracts concluded between companies and their self-employed branch managers are governed, as regards their validity, duration…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Audiovisual production contract

Article L132-25-2

I.-One or more agreements relating to the remuneration of authors concluded between the professional authors' organisations, the collective management organisations mentioned in Title II of Book III o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Creation of a new commune

Article L2113-22-2

Until the next general renewal of the municipal councils following their creation, new municipalities whose creation order has been issued as of 2 January 2022 benefit, in respect of each of the parts…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Development grant.

Article L2334-22-2

I.- By way of derogation, the new communes mentioned in article L. 2113-1 created after the promulgation of law no. 2010-1563 of 16 December 2010 on the reform of local authorities, which have 10,000…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Administrative control.

Article L1322-3

The Labour Inspector's decision may be appealed to a higher authority, under conditions determined by regulation. The decision taken on this appeal is notified to the employer and communicated, for in…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Enforcement officers

Article L122-3

The law shall determine the other persons empowered to carry out, in the areas that it lays down, forced execution and protective seizures in the same way as bailiffs.

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