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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Duties and activities of pharmacies

Article L5125-1

A dispensary is defined as an establishment dedicated, on the one hand, to the retail dispensing of the medicinal products, products and articles mentioned in articles L. 4211-1 and L. 5125-24 and, un…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: INTERMEDIARY ACTIVITIES

Article L321-1

The provisions of this Title apply to intermediaries within the meaning of 5° of Article L. 311-1. They are not applicable: 1° To members of the regulated legal and judicial professions; 2° To natural…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Social alert rights

Article L2312-71

…racts, it may refer the matter to the Labour Inspectorate monitoring officer referred to in Article L. 8112-1. Without prejudice to its powers under articles L. 8112-1 et seq. and article L. 8113-7, t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Seller's lien.

Article L141-12

Subject to the provisions relating to the contribution of business assets to a company set out in articles L. 141-21 and L. 141-22, any sale or transfer of business assets, whether or not made conditi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Prevention of business difficulties.

Article L611-5

…ation procedure is not applicable to persons exercising an agricultural activity defined in article L. 311-1 du code rural et de la pêche maritime qui bénéficient de la procédure prévue aux articles L…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Vocational diplomas and certificates of professional qualification

Article L6113-4

…ttees for the professional sector.When the professional qualification is created, these committees determine the legal entity holding the intellectual property rights. They may, in the same way and at…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Conditions for the fungibility of appropriations

Article L1434-8

…ial resources allocated by the regional health agencies and which correspond to the expenditure targets defined in articles L. 314-3 and L. 314-3-2 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles (Soc…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions specific to Book I

Article L3341-1

For the application of the legislative provisions of Book I in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon:1° In article L. 3112-3, the word "other" is deleted;2° In article L. 3114-9, the words "within the meaning of C…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Inspection.

Article L5146-2

…rs from the Agence nationale chargée de la sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail ;2° The inspectors mentioned in Article L. 5127-1 ; 3° The veterinarians mentioned in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Criminal provisions

Article L1128-2

…iminal Code, reproduced below: "Legal entities may be held criminally liable, under the conditions set out in article 121-2, for the offence defined in article 223-8. The penalties incurred by legal e…

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