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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions applicable after the registration of the European Cooperative Society

Article L2364-1

When a European Cooperative Society is registered, the agreement referred to in article L. 2362-10 or a collective agreement concluded at the appropriate level may decide to abolish or to adjust the o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Guarantee institutions against the risk of non-payment.

Article L3253-17

The guarantee provided by the guarantee institutions referred to in article L. 3253-14 is limited, for all sums and claims advanced combined, to one or more amounts determined by decree, with referenc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L4344-1

…prevention of fraud are authorised to investigate and ascertain the breaches referred to in article L. 4344-3.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4421-12

…he time of the first elections or in the event of new elections organised in application of article L. 4123-10, lots are drawn to determine the number and identity of the members of the territorial co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of hospitals and universities.

Article L6142-13

…reement for the operation of the university hospital centre under the conditions set out in article L. 6142-5.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Working hours.

Article L3162-1

Young workers may not be employed to work more than eight hours a day and thirty-five hours a week. By way of derogation from the first paragraph, for certain activities determined by decree of the Co…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Supervision, inspection and discipline.

Article L811-12

…6 of Chapter I of Title VI of Book V of the Monetary and Financial Code, the provisions of Article L. 561-36-3 of the same Code shall also be applied.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Transparency in commercial relations

Article L441-19

For the application of articles L. 441-17 and L. 441-18, a guide to good practice is published and updated regularly. Each distributor shall communicate to the Director General of Competition, Consume…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: LEGAL REGIME FOR ACTS ADOPTED BY REGIONAL AUTHORITIES

Article L4141-1

…in accordance with the conditions laid down in this article and, for the acts mentioned in article L. 4141-2, as soon as they have been transmitted to the representative of the State in the region in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Authorisations.

Article L6122-13

…ontinuity of care provided by medical staff, or has refused the consultation referred to in article L. 6122-5, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency will notify the holder of the authoris…

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