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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Pharmacy professions.

Article L4443-3

…ssible to fill the seats of full or alternate members under the conditions provided for in articles L. 4443-1 and L. 4443-2, after two elections have been held, a new election will be held for a numbe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-5

…ne therapy preparations and xenogenic cell therapy preparations mentioned in 12° and 13° of Article L. 5121-1, in addition to the activities mentioned in the first paragraph, these good practices cove…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter Ic: Combating drug supply shortages

Article L5121-29

…to enable them to fulfil the public service obligations mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 5124-17-2. They take all appropriate measures to prevent and remedy any supply difficulties and,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Groupements de coopération sanitaire.

Article L6133-7

…rouping's director are carried out in addition to the duties of the director referred to in article L. 6143-7 ; 2° The Supervisory Board is composed as follows:a) Five representatives of the local aut…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Legal structures

Article L6223-8

…mework of sociétés d'exercice libéral are communicated to the competent ordre, pursuant to articles L. 4113-9 and L. 4221-19. Any hidden agreement or clause is then unenforceable.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Creation.

Article L5215-1

…tal, when it exercises all the compulsory competences of the urban communities mentioned in Article L. 5215-20 and that its member municipalities deliberate under the majority conditions provided for…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Concealed employment.

Article L8221-6

…ster of road passenger transport companies, who provide school transport as provided for in article L. 214-18 of the Education Code or transport on request in accordance with article 29 of law no. 82-…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Retailers' cooperative societies.

Article L124-15

…d with a view to carrying out one or more of the activities referred to in 1°, 3° and 4° of article L. 124-1 must, if it has not adopted the form of a société coopérative de commerçants détaillants go…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Illicit obtaining, use and disclosure

Article L151-5

…legitimate holder by a person who has obtained the secret under the conditions mentioned in article L. 151-4 or who acts in breach of an obligation not to disclose the secret or to restrict its use. T…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: General partnerships.

Article L221-9

The shareholders may appoint one or more statutory auditors in the forms provided for in Article L. 221-6.At least companies that exceed, at the close of the financial year, figures set by decree for…

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