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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Vaccinations.

Article L3111-1

…logical situation and medical and scientific knowledge, suspend the obligations set out in articles L. 3111-2 to L. 3111-4, L. 3111-6 and L. 3112-1 for all or part of the population.As part of their d…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Penalties

Article L621-17-1-1

Any failure by the external valuation experts referred to in article L. 214-24-15 to comply with the laws, regulations and professional obligations applicable to them is subject to sanctions imposed b…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L2411-12-1

…on of a syndicate commission even though the conditions for such a creation, as defined in articles L. 2411-3 and L. 2411-5, are reunited;- when less than half of the electors voted in a consultation;…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Authorisations.

Article L6122-14-1

…on for authorisation is interrupted under the conditions set out in the second paragraph of article L. 6122-9. The provisions of article L. 6122-11 apply to this authorisation for each of the establis…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4a: Trade union audience measurement for companies with fewer than eleven employees

Article L2122-10-1

…s with less than eleven employees, with the exception of those in the branches mentioned in article L. 2122-6, a ballot is organised at regional level every four years. This ballot takes place during…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions common to the various commercial companies.

Article L239-1

…hin the meaning of the provisions of Article 1709 of the Civil Code, for the benefit of an individual. Share leases may only relate to registered securities that cannot be traded on a regulated market…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Professional interview

Article L6315-1

…leave, adoption leave, sabbatical leave, a period of secure voluntary mobility mentioned in article L. 1222-12, a period of part-time work within the meaning of article L. 1225-47 of this Code, a long…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Suspension of the realisation of assets in insolvency proceedings opened against a member of a corporate group

Article L694-1

…paragraph 2 of Article 60 of the aforementioned Regulation (EU) 2015/848, the provisions of Article L. 692-4 shall apply. The insolvency practitioner appointed in insolvency proceedings opened by the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to local authorities governed by Article 73 of the Constitution and to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article L831-1

The provisions of this book shall apply ipso jure in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Réunion, Mayotte and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: French blood establishment and army blood transfusion centre

Article L1222-11

…nsfusion master plan.II - Apart from the collection of blood or its components mentioned in article L. 1221-2, the biological qualification of donations, the preparation of labile blood products and t…

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