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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Terms and conditions of sale

Article L3512-13

The manufacture, sale, distribution or offer free of charge of products intended for oral use, with the exception of those intended to be smoked or chewed, consisting wholly or partly of tobacco, in t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Terms and conditions of sale

Article L3512-11

The sale of tobacco products from vending machines is prohibited.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Guarantee of payment of claims arising from the employment contract.

Article L625-9

Without prejudice to the rules laid down in articles L. 625-7 and L. 625-8, claims arising from contracts of employment or apprenticeship contracts are guaranteed under the conditions laid down in art…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I : State services made available

Article L4151-1

…on of the deliberations of the Regional Council, its President may call upon decentralised State services as required. The President of the Regional Council issues all necessary instructions directly…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulated work.

Article L4153-9

By way of derogation from the provisions of Article L. 4153-8, workers under the age of eighteen may only be employed in certain categories of work mentioned in that same article under certain conditi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Prohibited work.

Article L4153-8

It is prohibited to employ workers under the age of eighteen in certain categories of work which expose them to risks to their health, safety or morals or which exceed their strength. These categories…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Load handling.

Article L4541-1

The rules for preventing risks to the health and safety of workers resulting from the handling of loads are determined by decree of the Conseil d'Etat issued pursuant to Article L. 4111-6.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Opposition to the hiring of apprentices.

Article L6225-1

The administrative authority may object to the hiring of apprentices by a company if it is established by the authorities responsible for supervising the performance of the apprenticeship contract tha…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Opposition to the hiring of apprentices.

Article L6225-3

When the administrative authority decides that the current contracts cannot continue to be performed, the decision entails the termination of the contracts on the date of notification of this refusal…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Opposition to the hiring of apprentices.

Article L6225-2

In the event of opposition to the hiring of apprentices, the administrative authority decides whether current contracts may continue to be performed. The same applies in the event of a transfer of emp…

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