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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: PUBLIC SERVICE CONTRACTS

Article L1411-13

…suant to public service delegation agreements, with the exception of those mentioned in the article L. 311-5 of the code des relations entre le public et l'administration, are made available to the pu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Notification of dismissal.

Article L1233-15

…orking days for the individual dismissal of a member of management staff mentioned in 2° of article L. 1441-13.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Plant breeding

Article L623-18

…nt, the amount of royalties is set by the judicial authority, determined in accordance with Article L. 623-31.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Mutual funding of employee trade unions and professional employers' organisations

Article L2135-17

…and employers' professional organisations that appear on the list referred to in 2° of I of article L. 2135-10 and whose Board of Directors has decided to pay a contribution to the joint fund do not p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Transparency in commercial relations

Article L441-18

…article does not apply to commercial relations with wholesalers within the meaning of II of article L. 441-4.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Operation

Article L3121-17

…e decentralised services of the State, are made available under the conditions laid down in article L. 311-9 of the code of relations between the public and the administration.The provisions of this a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Ingredients and emissions

Article L3512-16

I. - The sale, distribution or free offer of cigarettes and roll-your-own tobacco is prohibited: 1° flavoured with a clearly identifiable odour or taste before or during consumption, other than that o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Penalties

Article L824-13

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Opposition to cold calling

Article L223-1

…ly or through a third party acting on his behalf, refer the matter to the body mentioned in article L. 223-4 for the purpose of ensuring that its commercial prospecting files comply with the list of o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Quarantine, placement and isolation measures

Article L3131-13

…en pursuant to this article is monitored by the officials authorised for this purpose under article L. 3136-1. To this end, they may go to the person's place of accommodation at any time to check that…

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