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French Civil Aviation CodeIn force
CHAPTER II: CAPTAIN AND CREW.

Article L422-1

…to allow the organisation of public air transport, without prejudice to the application of articles L. 422-2 to L. 422-4, in compliance with the measures taken to ensure flight safety, flight crews ar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: European regulated markets

Article L422-1

…rench Guiana, Martinique, Reunion Island, Mayotte and Saint-Martin, the means to access this market.II. - When the Autorité des marchés financiers has clear and demonstrable grounds for believing that…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Title II: Human blood

Article L1220-1

This Title applies to blood, its components and labile blood products, with the exception of haematopoietic cells and blood mononuclear cells, which are covered by Title IV of this Book.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter II: Contracting entities

Article L1212-1

…ontracting authorities that carry out one of the activities of network operator defined in articles L. 1212-3 and L. 1212-4 ; 2° Where they are not contracting authorities, public undertakings that ca…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Company accounts

Article L232-1

…raw up the inventory, the annual accounts in accordance with the provisions of section 2 of Chapter III of Title II of Book I and shall draw up a written management report. They shall include in the a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Employee obligations.

Article L4122-1

In accordance with the instructions given by the employer, under the conditions set out in the internal regulations for companies required to draw up such regulations, it is the responsibility of each…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Criminal provisions

Article L4252-1

…ssion of medical physicist: Any person who practises medical physics, within the meaning of article L. 4251-1, without holding a qualification diploma in radiological and medical physics or a diploma…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Sailors.

Article L742-1-1

I. - Repealed.II. - to IV: repealedThe inspectors, controllers, officers and agents mentioned in the previous paragraph are empowered to record breaches of the provisions of the labour regulations app…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: EXPULSION

Article L252-1

A foreign national whose situation is governed by this book may be subject to an expulsion order, as provided for in article

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Chiropodists.

Article L4322-1

Chiropodists, on the basis of a diagnosis of chiropody which they have established beforehand, are the only ones qualified to treat directly epidermal disorders, limited to the horny layers and nail d…

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