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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Independent management bodies

Article L321-6

…rganisations established in France are subject to the provisions of the second paragraph of Article L. 322-1, the first, second and fourth paragraphs of Article L. 324-6, Articles L. 324-7, L. 324-8,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation of elections.

Article L2314-8

…e is no social and economic committee, the employer shall initiate the procedure defined in Article L. 2314-5 at the request of an employee or a trade union organisation within one month of receiving…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Special Negotiating Body.

Article L2342-7

…s choice, including representatives of the European employees' organisations referred to in Article L. 2342-5. The experts and representatives of the aforementioned organisations may, at the request o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Respective responsibilities of the State and the region

Article L4244-1

…equipping training centres for hospital pharmacy assistants under the conditions set out inarticle L. 4383-5.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Referral to the civil or administrative courts

Article L524-3

In the event of an infringement or failure to comply with the provisions mentioned in articles L. 511-5, L. 511-6 et L. 511-7 or in Book IV, the administrative authority responsible for competition an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Extemporaneous preparation and retail sale.

Article L5442-10

…thout writing a prescription in the cases and in accordance with the procedures set out in articles L. 5143-5 and L. 5143-6, or without complying with the prescription restrictions laid down in applic…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Right of withdrawal applicable to distance and off-premises contracts

Article L221-21

…trader of his decision to withdraw by sending, before expiry of the period provided for in Article L. 221-18, the withdrawal form referred to in 7° of article L. 221-5 or any other unambiguous statem…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Criminal penalties

Article L242-8

Natural persons convicted of the offences punishable under Articles L. 242-5 to L. 242-7-1 shall also incur, as additional penalties, the prohibition, in accordance with the procedures laid down in ar…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Termination of open-ended employment contracts.

Article L1532-1

…he local authorities of the French Republic excluded from the geographical scope defined in Article L. 1511-1, the provisions of Article L. 1231-5 are applicable to an employee who is placed, by the p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: French blood establishment and army blood transfusion centre

Article L1222-10

…lishment's staff for the categories it determines, and of the person in charge mentioned in article L. 1222-2 ; 3° The terms and conditions under which one or more of the establishment's support and b…

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