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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Litigation

Article L722-17

A decree in the Council of State sets out:

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Tasks and composition of the national order and the national council.

Article L4231-1

The purpose of the Ordre National des Pharmaciens is: 1° To ensure compliance with professional duties ; 2° To defend the honour and independence of the profession; 3° To ensure the competence of phar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Enforcement of the judgment and individual compensation for damages

Article L1143-13

…rty and the claimant or his heirs, including in application of the agreement referred to in article L. 1143-9 of this Code, and the judgment ruling on the claimant's or his heirs' rights to compensati…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Exclusions at the buyer's discretion

Article L2141-11

…concrete measures to regularise his situation and prevent any new situation referred to in Articles L. 2141-7 to L. 2141-10. These measures are assessed taking into account the seriousness and particu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article L227-10

…r, in the case of a corporate shareholder, the company controlling it within the meaning of article L. 233-3.The shareholders vote on this report.Agreements that are not approved nevertheless produce…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Creation of a new commune

Article L2113-19

…able to the deputy mayors and their deputies respectively. However, for the application of articles L. 2123-23 et L. 2123-24, the maximum allowances for the effective exercise of the functions of depu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Opticians.

Article L4362-1

…s holding a diploma, certificate or other evidence of formal qualifications referred to in Articles L. 4362-2 and L. 4362-3 registered in accordance with the first paragraph may practise the professio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: NAME AND TERRITORY OF THE DEPARTMENT

Article L3114-1

…resentative of the deliberations of the departmental councils concerned.As an exception to articles L. 3121-9 and L. 3121-10, the request for the grouping of départements provided for in the first par…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative penalties

Article L241-15

Any breach of the provisions of article L. 217-28 relating to the suspension of the guarantee period is punishable by an administrative fine of up to 3,000 euros for a natural person and 15,000 euros…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Professional activity

Article L414-10

…r residing in mainland France confers on him/her, subject to the exceptions provided for in article L. 414-11, the right to carry out a professional activity, in that same territory, within the framew…

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