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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: LEGAL REGIME FOR ACTS TAKEN BY THE DEPARTMENTAL AUTHORITIES

Article L3132-1

…f the State in the department shall refer to the administrative court the acts mentioned in article L. 3131-2 that he considers contrary to legality within two months of their transmission.When the re…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: LEGAL REGIME FOR ACTS ADOPTED BY REGIONAL AUTHORITIES

Article L4141-2

…inter-regional cooperation;7° (Deleted);8° Decisions taken by overseas regions pursuant to articles L. 611-16 and L. 611-17 of the Mining Code;9° Decisions taken by the overseas regions pursuant to Ar…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Economic rights

Article L122-5

…software other than the backup copy established under the conditions provided for in II of Article L. 122-6-1 as well as copies or reproductions of an electronic database;3° Provided that the name of…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Pre-contractual information

Article L224-73

…s or services for which he intends to contract. For all contracts mentioned and defined in articles L. 224-69 and L. 224-70, the offer shall state, in accordance with the corresponding model informati…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Reception facilities

Article L551-16

…the following cases:1° He/she leaves the region of orientation determined in application of article L. 551-3;2° He/she leaves the accommodation in which he/she was admitted in application of article L…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions and registration requirements

Article L519-2

…tivities or a management company as part of its activities managing the AIFs referred to in Article L. 511-6.The intermediary in banking and payment services acts under a mandate issued by one or more…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Protection of sole traders

Article L526-8

…ty on a descriptive statement filed with the register where the declaration provided for in Article L. 526-7 to be annexed thereto.In the absence of any property, right, obligation or security assigne…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General obligation to provide information and training.

Article L4141-5

…orientation, training and skills passport as provided for in the second paragraph of II of article L. 6323-8 of this code, his prevention passport is integrated into it. It is implemented and managed…

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

Article L5138-3

…facture of medicinal products for human use, the pharmaceutical establishments mentioned in Article L. 5124-1, in-house pharmacies, dispensing pharmacies and doctors:1° Check the quality and authentic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Administrative penalties

Article L6241-2

…euros for the offences mentioned in 1° bis, 3°, 7°, 8°, 15°, 16°, 18°, 19°, 20° and 23° of Article L. 6241-1; 2° Two million euros for the offences mentioned in 1°, 2°, 4° in the case of a laboratory…

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