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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter II: Contracting entities

Article L1212-3

The following are network operator activities: 1° The provision, operation or supply of fixed networks intended to provide a service to the public for the production, transport or distribution of: a)…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1621-3

…finance the individual right to training of local elected representatives, provided for in Articles L. 2123-12-1, L. 3123-10-1, L. 4135-10-1, L. 7125-12-1 and L. 7227-12-1 of this code and in article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties and powers of the pharmacists responsible.

Article R5124-36

…the rules laid down in the interests of public health, the pharmacist in charge defined in article R. 5124-34 assumes the following duties insofar as they correspond to the activities of the company…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Police powers relating to specific objects

Article L2213-3

…this service and, as part of their missions, for vehicles transporting cash, jewellery or precious metals, reserved parking spaces on the public roads of the built-up area ;2° Reserve spaces on these…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases.

Article L3841-3

Article L. 3136-1 is applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in the version resulting from Law no. 2022-1089 of 30 July 2022 putting an end to the exceptional regimes created to combat the ep…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Agency agreement

Article L132-20-4

…ght to authorise a signal distributor to represent a work under the conditions mentioned in article L. 122-2-4 may only be exercised by a collective management organisation.If this organisation is gov…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Competence required of practitioners

Article R2131-4

…n the basis of the provisions prior to the entry into force of Law No 2011-814 of 7 July 2011 on bioethics to carry out one or more prenatal diagnostic activities in practice on the date of entry into…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: Insurance obligation

Article L321-4-1

…ce-holders on the list of top-level sportsmen and women mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 221-2, covering any bodily injury they may suffer as a result of an accident occurring in the cou…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

Article L2224-31

…lectricity and gas pursuant to article 6 of the loi du 15 juin 1906 sur les distributions d'énergie et de

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article LO6214-3

…ation of seaports, with the exception of the labour regime ;4° Roads; property law and community assets;5° Environment, including the protection of wooded areas;6° Access to work for foreigners;7° Ene…

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