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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Beverages.

Article L3351-6-1

…lic beverages at a fuel sales outlet outside the hours specified in the fourth paragraph of article L. 3322-9 or selling refrigerated alcoholic beverages there is punishable by a fine of €7,500. A rep…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Other powers

Article L621-20-1

…reports and documents relating thereto. Subject to the provisions of the third paragraph of Article L. 632-16, the public prosecutor may obtain from the AMF disclosure of all information held by the A…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Economic redundancies in the context of safeguarding, reorganisation or compulsory liquidation.

Article L1233-60-1

…an essential element of the employment contract for one of the economic reasons set out in article L. 1233-3, he shall make the proposal to the employee by registered letter with acknowledgement of r…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Decisions and appeals.

Article L464-8-1

Decisions taken by the General Rapporteur of the Competition Authority pursuant to Article L. 463-4 to refuse protection of business secrecy or to lift the protection granted may be the subject of an…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 5: Territorial allocation for local authority investment

Article L2573-54-1

…ding projects. It is collected directly by the intercommunal equalisation fund mentioned in Article L. 2573-51. The amount is set by the Finance Act.A Conseil d'Etat decree specifies the terms and con…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article L712-6-1

If a trade mark protected in a State party to the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property has been registered in France in the name of the agent or representative of the proprietor…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Service regulations and pricing

Article L2224-12-4

…umer affairs, after consulting the National Water Committee and the National Consumer Affairs Council. The municipal council or the deliberative assembly of the group of local authorities shall, if ne…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Meetings

Article L7122-9-1

…Standing Committee, nor for the adoption of the initial budget, nor for the application of articles L. 7122-23 and L. 7122-25. The Assembly of French Guyana shall meet in one and the same place at lea…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Meetings

Article L7222-9-1

…cutive Council, nor for the adoption of the preliminary budget, nor for the application of Articles L. 7222-23 and L. 7222-25. The Assembly of Martinique shall meet in one and the same place at least…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Guarantee of financial obligations

Article L211-38-1

…ditor of the beneficiary other than the provider of the financial collateral referred to in Article L. 211-38 and provided as initial margin pursuant to Article 11 of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of th…

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