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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4441-20

…the disciplinary chamber may, if appropriate, impose one of the penalties provided for in article L. 4441-10 on him, under the conditions provided for in articles L. 4126-1 and L. 4126-2. In order t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 5: Changes to the initial conditions governing the composition and operation of the communauté de communes

Article L5842-24

I. - The articles L. 5214-26 to L. 5214-29 are applicable in French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II.II. - For the application of'article L. 5214-28 :1° The sentence: " b) Or wh…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions.

Article L7124-26

…ros shall be imposed for providing funds, directly or indirectly, to a child referred to in article L. 7124-12, or to his or her legal representatives: 1° Without having requested or obtained individu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Criminal provisions.

Article L7123-27

…engaging the services of a model for remuneration to comply with the obligation set out in article L. 7123-2-1 is punishable by six months' imprisonment and a fine of €75,000.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Schools of territorial chambers of commerce and industry and regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article L711-20

…s for each college. The committees comprise the following three colleges: 1° The college of workers and employees; 2° The college of engineers, heads of department, technicians, supervisors and simila…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Market surveillance

Article L4314-2

…Either to prevent work equipment or means of protection that do not comply with safety obligations and all or some of the technical rules that must be met by each type of work equipment and means of…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 5: Remedies and limitation periods

Article L232-24-2

The acts taken in application of 16° of I of article L. 232-5 may be appealed against by the parties referred to in article L. 232-24 before the Court of Arbitration for Sport alone as part of the app…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope of application.

Article L7122-22

The provisions of this section apply : 1° To the persons mentioned in article L. 7122-19; 2° To persons whose main activity or purpose is not the operation of places of entertainment, leisure parks or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special provisions for medical biology laboratories under the authority of the Minister of Defence

Article L6214-2

…al biology laboratories under the authority of the Minister for Defence, the provisions of Articles L. 6211-10, L. 6211-19 and L. 6212-3 are applicable only to laboratories on the list provided for in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Training for those involved in collective bargaining

Article L2212-2

…lective agreements may define: 1° The content of the joint training courses provided for in article L. 2212-1 and the conditions under which they are given; 2° The methods of financing them, to cover…

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