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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Transfer of the business.

Article L642-5

…by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.The judgment adopting the plan makes its provisions applicable to all.The pre-emption rights instituted by the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code or the Town Planning Code…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-1

…ithin the competence and responsibility of the personal protection committees mentioned in Articles L. 1123-1 and L. 1123-16. With the exception of performance studies covered by national defence secr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Safeguard plan.

Article L626-1

…rticle are subject to the provisions of Section 1 of Chapter II of Title IV and to those of article L. 642-22. However, the mandataire judiciaire carries out the tasks entrusted to the liquidator. In…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Voter information, election campaign and voting operations

Article LO1112-12

…laid down in Chapter VI of Title I of Book I of the Electoral Code, with the exception of Articles L. 56, L. 58, L. 66, L. 68(second paragraph) and L. 85-1. For the application of the third paragraph…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Automatic exclusions

Article L2141-4

…ure if: 1° They have been sanctioned for failure to comply with the obligations set out in Articles L. 8221-1, L. 8221-3, L. 8221-5, L. 8231-1, L. 8241-1, L. 8251-1 and L. 8251-2 of the Labour Code or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Administrative police powers of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail (French National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety)

Article L5145-5

…natural or legal persons producing or marketing veterinary medicinal products mentioned in article L. 5141-2 or providing services associated with these veterinary medicinal products, financial penal…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Automatic exclusions

Article L3123-4

…° Persons who have been sanctioned for failure to comply with the obligations laid down in Articles L. 8221-1, L. 8221-3, L. 8221-5, L. 8231-1, L. 8241-1, L. 8251-1 and L. 8251-2 of the Labour Code or…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions adapting Book I.

Article L941-14

The second paragraph of article

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions adapting Book I.

Article L951-10

The second paragraph of article

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Disciplinary chambers of first instance and regional and inter-regional councils.

Article L4124-7

I. - Subject to the provisions of article L. 4124-10-1, the disciplinary chamber of first instance of the medical and dental surgeons' orders shall sit with the regional or inter-regional council and…

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