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Showing 59815990 of 62240 articles for Art. L. 124-1 et seq.

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Classification of beverages.

Article L3321-1

…are divided into four groups:1° Non-alcoholic beverages: mineral or carbonated waters, fruit or vegetable juices that are unfermented or do not contain traces of alcohol in excess of 1.2 degrees foll…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Refusal to renew.

Article L145-16

…er of his business or enterprise or to the beneficiary of the universal transfer of his business assets are also deemed unwritten, regardless of the form they take.In the event of a merger or demerger…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Rights of the seller of furniture, claims and restitutions.

Article L624-16

Moveable assets given to the debtor on a precarious basis or those transferred to a trust of which the debtor retains the use or enjoyment in his capacity as settlor may be claimed, provided that they…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement and progress of the receivership.

Article L631-15

…ces the liquidation, it terminates the observation period and, subject to the provisions of Article L. 641-10, the administrator's mission.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Definitions.

Article L5111-1

…g, correcting or modifying physiological functions by exerting a pharmacological, immunological or metabolic action.Dietetic products which contain in their composition chemical or biological substanc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Foodstuffs intended for special medical purposes

Article L5137-1

…intended for special medical purposes other than those mentioned in the second paragraph of Article L. 5137-3 of this code may only be supplied by pharmacies for internal use in health establishments,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Dispensaries

Article L6424-1

…out in the Mayotte dispensaries are integrated into the public health establishment from the date set by article 50 of law no. 2003-1199 of 18 December 2003 on the financing of social security for 20…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: General measures for the protection of business secrecy before civil or commercial courts

Article L153-1

…arty or a third party or which has been deemed to be of such a nature as to infringe a business secret, the court may, of its own motion or at the request of a party or a third party, if the protectio…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Provisions specific to certain properties

Article L162-1

…hich the sums left in the account are unavailable, this balance may be allocated to the benefit or detriment of the distrainor by the following operations, provided that it can be proved that they too…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter V: Purchasing techniques

Article L2325-1

…on of framework agreements may not exceed seven years, except in duly justified exceptional cases, determined taking into account the expected lifetime of the objects, installations or systems supplie…

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