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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Exploitation on on-demand audiovisual media services

Article L232-1

…the sectors of activity and service publishers concerned under the conditions laid down in article L. 234-1.In the absence of a professional agreement made compulsory within one month of the publicat…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Retailers' cooperative societies.

Article L124-15

…d with a view to carrying out one or more of the activities referred to in 1°, 3° and 4° of article L. 124-1 must, if it has not adopted the form of a société coopérative de commerçants détaillants go…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Sports and health centres

Article L1173-1

…porting activity for health purposes and to adapted physical activity within the meaning of article L. 1172-1, the Maison Sport-Santé provides: 1° Reception, information and guidance for the public re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Administrative schemes

Article L1333-11

Access to certain categories of sources mentioned in 1° of Article L. 1333-1, the transport of such sources or access to information relating to the means and measures implemented to protect against m…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter X: Trade union representatives

Article L243-10-1

…of an employee included on the list drawn up by the administrative authority referred to in Article L. 1453-4, in disregard of the provisions relating to the administrative authorisation procedure pro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Physiotherapists.

Article L4321-16-1

…he dissolution of the councils concerned. It determines the seat of the new interdepartmental council. It sets the date for the new elections.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Judgment of compulsory liquidation.

Article L641-12

Without prejudice to the application of I and II of Article L. 641-11-1, the termination of the lease of buildings used for the company's business takes place under the following conditions: 1° On the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Seniority requirements

Article L3342-1

…However, a condition of seniority in the company or in the group of companies defined in articles L. 3344-1 and L. 3344-2 may be required. This may not exceed three months. To determine any seniorit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Financial organisation.

Article L6145-16-1

I.-Public health institutions and their groupings may only take out loans with credit institutions within the following limits and subject to the following conditions:1° The loan must be denominated i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Internal organisation.

Article L6146-1

…set by decree. They may be reappointed under the same conditions.Practitioners mentioned in article L. 6151-1 and in 1°, 2° and 3° of article L. 6152-1, as well as army practitioners, are eligible to…

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