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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Accreditation

Article L6224-1

…al biology laboratories under the authority of the Minister for Defence, as provided for in Article L. 6221-6 , shall be sent without delay to the Haute Autorité de santé, the Agence nationale de sécu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Criminal provisions.

Article L1312-3

It is punishable in the same way as the offence referred to in Article L. 1454-7 and under the same conditions as those laid down in Articles L. 1454-9 and L. 1454-10 the fact of receiving benefits in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions common to the various commercial companies.

Article L238-7

…raw up, publish or make available the report relating to the tax on profits referred to in Articles L. 232-6, L. 232-6-1, L. 233-28-1 et L. 233-28-2. Where the request is granted, the penalty payment…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: REAL ESTATE SUBJECT TO AN EXCLUSIVE RIGHT OF USE

Article L2421-18

…nicipalities. In the event of disposal of such property and for construction purposes, the articles L. 411-1 to L. 411-7 and the articles L. 422-1 et L. 422-2 du code de l'expropriation pour cause d'u…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Terms and conditions of office

Article L7125-23

…ice-Presidents delegated by him use the universal employment-service cheque provided for in Article L. 1271-1 of the Labour Code to ensure the remuneration of employees or approved associations or com…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Cosmetic products.

Article L5431-1

…s and inspectors from regional health agencies who are qualified pharmacists, under the conditions set out in articles L. 5411-1 to L. 5411-4 ; - inspectors from the Agence nationale de sécurité du mé…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: In vitro diagnostic medical devices.

Article L5462-1

…inspectors and inspectors from regional health agencies who are pharmacists, under the conditions set out in articles L. 5411-1 to L. 5411-4 ; 2° Inspectors from the Agence nationale de sécurité du m…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions on the valuation of prudential technical provisions

Article L351-3

…provisions of insurance and reinsurance undertakings does not comply with the provisions of Article L. 351-1, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may require such undertakings to incr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L2315-36

A health, safety and working conditions committee is set up within the social and economic committee in: 1° Companies with at least three hundred employees; 2° Separate establishments with at least th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title V: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L652-1

…le 73 of the Constitution and in the collectivities of Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon and the Wallis and Futuna Islands, locally representative consumer associations may also…

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