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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter: General provisions

Article L3611-3

…offer nitrous oxide, including to a person of legal age, in the public houses mentioned in articles L. 3331-1, L. 3334-1 and L. 3334-2 and in tobacco shops.It is also prohibited to sell and distribute…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases.

Article L3821-10

I.-Title II of Book I of this Part, with the exception of Article L. 3121-5, shall apply to the Wallis and Futuna Islands subject to the adaptations provided for in this Article.Chapter I of Title II…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Operating conditions.

Article L4151-1

…rming childbirth and postnatal care for the mother and child, subject to the provisions of articles L. 4151-2 to L. 4151-4 and in accordance with the procedures laid down by the code of ethics of the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: The Competition Authority.

Article L463-6

…here disclosure is made in accordance with the provisions of Chapter III of Title VIII and Articles L. 464-10, L. 490-13 and L. 490-14.The professional secrecy imposed on the members of the College an…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Realisation of assets.

Article L642-20

Asset transfers carried out pursuant to Articles L. 642-18 and L. 642-19 are subject to the prohibitions set out in the first paragraph of Article L. 642-3. However, the juge-commissaire may, at the r…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and tasks of the network of Chambers of Commerce and Industry

Article L711-4

…boration with other partners, within the framework of the sectoral plans mentioned in 3° of Article L. 711-8, create and manage initial and continuing vocational training establishments under the cond…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and supervision of the profession.

Article L821-5

…il du Commissariat aux Comptes shall collect the proceeds of the contributions mentioned in Article L. 821-6-1 to finance the missions defined in Article L. 821-1. II - Persons applying to be included…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Common provisions.

Article L814-13

…strators, court-appointed agents and persons designated pursuant to the second paragraph of article L. 811-2, the first paragraph of II of article L. 812-2 or III of the same article which may be comm…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors.

Article L822-14

…n, and, in companies of statutory auditors, the persons mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 822-9 may not certify the accounts of public interest entities, persons and entities referred to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors.

Article L822-12

…the persons performing the duties of statutory auditor mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 822-9 may not be appointed as officers, directors, members of the supervisory board or hold a man…

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