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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L2371-3

The terms and conditions of employee participation, within the meaning of Article L. 2351-6, shall be determined by agreement between the management of the companies involved in the cross-border opera…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Investment recommendations produced or disseminated as part of a journalistic activity

Article L621-33

The association referred to in Article L. 621-32 either takes action on its own initiative or is informed by the Autorité des marchés financiers of facts likely to constitute a breach by a member of t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Opening and operating conditions

Article L6222-3

The Director General of the Regional Health Agency may object, on grounds relating to the risk of jeopardising the continuity of medical biology services, to the acquisition of a medical biology labor…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Regional cooperation

Article L7253-3

…tate competence, the authorities of the Republic may empower the President of the Executive Council to negotiate and sign agreements with one or more States or territories of the Caribbean or located…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Special provisions for specialised financing funds

Article L214-190-3

…a co-ownership.The fund does not have legal personality. The provisions of the Civil Code relating to joint ownership and those of articles 1871 to 1873 of the Civil Code relating to joint ventures d…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L533-12-3

…e providers other than portfolio management companies which provide the investment service referred to in Article L. 321-1 .4 shall not accept, unless they return them in full to the client, any remun…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Prohibitions.

Article L5331-3

It is prohibited to publish in a newspaper, magazine or periodical or to disseminate by any other means of communication accessible to the public an insertion of offers of employment or offers of home…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article L5462-3

I.-Placing on the market or putting into service on French territory a device mentioned in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 is punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of €375,000: 1° Wi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article L5461-3

I.-Placing on the market or putting into service on French territory a medical device or its accessories is punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of 375,000 euros: 1° Without the EU declar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Chairman of the hospital medical committee, vice-chairman of the hospital board

Article D6143-37-5

Training is offered to the chairman of the hospital medical board when he takes up his post, tailored to the high level of responsibility he will be expected to assume.At his or her request, the chair…

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