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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Powers of the overseas regions in relation to economic development and regional planning

Article L4433-17

…blic domain, the regions of Guadeloupe, Mayotte and Reunion exercise the powers defined in Articles L. 611-16 and L. 611-17 of the Mining Code.The State services involved in exercising the powers tran…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Common provisions

Article L5211-13

…liberative bodies of the public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation mentioned in article L. 5211-12 incur travel expenses on the occasion of meetings of these councils or committees, of the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single chapter: The Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L621-4

…ted experts and the experts appointed to the Consultative Commissions referred to in III of Article L. 621-2 are bound by professional secrecy under the conditions and subject to the penalties laid do…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Actions and resources of members of multidisciplinary occupational health teams.

Article L4624-9

…fers a matter to the occupational physician which falls within the scope of his duties underarticle L. 4622-3, he will make his recommendations known in writing. III -The occupational physician's prop…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Temporary employment agencies

Article L6226-1

The temporary employment undertakings referred to in article L. 1251-45 may conclude apprenticeship contracts. These contracts provide the apprentice with vocational training provided partly in the co…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Non-salaried worker training insurance funds.

Article L6332-9

…personality. They may, where appropriate, be created within a skills operator mentioned in article L. 6332-1-1, in accordance with procedures defined by decree, and be managed in a specific section.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Raw materials for pharmaceutical use

Article L5438-4

…import, export or purchase of falsified raw materials for pharmaceutical use as defined in article L. 5138-6 are punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of €375,000.These penalties are incr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Raw materials for pharmaceutical use

Article L5438-1

…manufacturing and distribution practices referred to in the first and second paragraphs of article L. 5138-3 ; 2° Failure by any pharmaceutical establishment mentioned in article L. 5124-1, dispensin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Hospital practitioners.

Article L6152-1

…lic health establishments include, in addition to hospital staff within the meaning of 6° ofarticle L. 7 of the General Civil Service Code, the teaching and hospital staff mentioned in article L. 952-…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Obligations and financial solidarity of principals and project owners.

Article L8222-2

Any person who disregards the provisions of article L. 8222-1, as well as any person convicted of having used, directly or through an intermediary, the services of a person who performs undeclared wor…

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