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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Special provisions for residential or business premises

Article L412-3

…48-1360 of 1st September 1948 amending and codifying the legislation relating to the relationship between landlords and tenants or occupants of residential or business premises and instituting housin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Departmental councils.

Article L4123-10

…on a proposal from the Conseil national de l'ordre, may, by order, dissolve the departmental council. In the event of the dissolution of the departmental council or in the event of the resignation of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-13

…opathic medicinal products which satisfy all the conditions listed below are not subject to the marketing authorisation provided for in Article L. 5121-8: 1° Oral or external administration ; 2° No sp…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L8291-1

…professional identification card is issued by a national body designated by decree by the Conseil d'Etat to each employee carrying out building or public works on behalf of a company established in Fr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions.

Article L8256-3

Natural persons guilty of the offences provided for in Article L. 8256-2 are liable to the following additional penalties: 1° Prohibition, for a period of up to five years, from engaging directly or t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Health products for human use

Article L1453-1

I.-Companies producing or marketing products mentioned in II of Article L. 5311-1 with the exception of those mentioned in 14°, 15° and 17° or providing services associated with these products are req…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Supervisory Board, Executive Board and Management Board

Article L6143-5

…ed as follows1° No more than five representatives of the local authorities, their groupings or the metropolitan area, appointed from among their members by the decision-making bodies of the local auth…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: State financial assistance

Article L3662-4

I. - The metropolis of Lyon benefits from: 1° An allocation under the global operating allocation for public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation, calculated in accordance with the procedures…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Guarantee fund for damage resulting from preventive, diagnostic or therapeutic acts performed by health professionals

Article L426-1

…ic or therapeutic acts performed by self-employed healthcare professionals and mentioned in article L. 1142-1 of the Public Health Code, when such damage involves their professional civil liability, i…

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

Article L2625-1

For the application of the legislative provisions of Book V to Saint-Barthélemy: 1° In article L. 2512-1, 2° is worded as follows: " 2° A legal instrument such as an international agreement relating t…

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