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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Regulations and decisions

Article L621-7

…issuers when they make offers to the public, with the exception of those mentioned in 1° of Article L. 411-2 or 2 or 3 of Article L. 411-2-1, or whose financial instruments, units mentioned in Article…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Foreign national who is a parent of a French national

Article L423-10

…ce and who has held for at least three years the temporary residence permit provided for in article L. 423-7 or a multi-annual residence permit issued to foreign nationals mentioned in articles L. 423…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Public Health Agency

Article L1413-4

…the necessary forms are not available. It may hold an ex officio licence as referred to in Article L. 613-16 of the French Intellectual Property Code.The Agency's actions concerning the medicinal pro…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Payment terms

Article L441-16

…y shall be imposed for:a) Failing to comply with the payment deadlines provided for in I of Article L. 441-10, II of Article L. 441-11, Article L. 441-12 and Article L. 441-13;b) Not indicating, in th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IX: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L490-14

…ot been closed by a decision adopted by the Autorité de la concurrence on the basis of I of Article L. 464-2 and Articles L. 462-8, L. 464-3, L. 464-6 or L. 464-6-1, by the Minister responsible for th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Agreements to prevent the effects of exposure to certain occupational risk factors

Article L4162-1

…h at least fifty employees, including the companies and public establishments mentioned in articles L. 2211-1 and L. 2233-1 employing at least fifty employees, as well as companies belonging to a grou…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Citizen Commitment Account

Article L5151-11

The mobilisation of the rights mentioned in Article L. 5151-10 is financed : 1° By the State, for the activities mentioned in 1°, 2°, 2° bis, 5°, and 6° of article L. 5151-9, as well as for the activi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L432-4

The body referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 432-2 shall establish a separate accounting record for the transactions it carries out in the name and on behalf of the State pursuant to Arti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5124-18

…2° The terms and conditions of the management lease provided for in the first paragraph of article L. 5124-2 ; 3° The duration and content of the appropriate practical experience which pharmacists in…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: General obligation to provide pre-contractual information

Article L131-1

Any breach of the pre-contractual information obligations mentioned in 1° to 4° and 6° of article L. 111-1 and articles L. 111-2 and L. 111-3 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €3,000 fo…

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