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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: General provisions

Article L412-2

I.-The provisions of II of article L. 412-1 and of articles L. 621-8-1 to L. 621-8-4 are applicable to public offers of the following securities for which a prospectus is drawn up in the cases provide…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Retail distribution.

Article L5424-2

…1° Opening, operating or transferring a pharmacy without holding the licence referred to in article L. 5125-18 or despite the suspension or withdrawal of such licence;2° Transferring a licence indepen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Groupements de coopération sanitaire.

Article L6133-2

I. - Without prejudice to the provisions of article L. 6147-14, a Groupement de Coopération Sanitaire de Moyennes may be formed by public or private health establishments, medico-social establishments…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Allowance for self-employed workers

Article L5424-25

…business has been the subject of a court-ordered liquidation under the conditions set out inarticle L. 641-1 of the Commercial Code, with the exception of the cases set out in article L. 640-3 of the…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Lien and enforcement of pledges

Article L124-2

…r in the options register, the beneficiary of one of the rights referred to in 2° and 3° of article L. 123-1 duly registered, and upon production of the statement provided for in article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Support systems for the general public and professionals to coordinate complex healthcare pathways

Article L6327-2

…ing physician, in accordance with his or her role in coordinating care within the meaning ofarticle L. 162-5-3 of the Social Security Code and the other professionals concerned; 2° Contributes, with o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Supervisory Board, Executive Board and Management Board

Article L6143-2

…nd research objectives defined jointly with the university in the agreement provided for in article L. 6142-3 of this code and article L. 713-4 of the Education Code. It includes a patient care projec…

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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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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of patients and users of the healthcare system.

Article L1541-2

I. - For their application in New Caledonia and French Polynesia:1° The second sentence of Article L. 1110-1 does not apply ;2° In article L. 1110-4 : a) The first paragraph of I is worded as follows:…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Trial period.

Article L1221-25

…he employer terminates a contract in progress or at the end of the trial period defined in articles L. 1221-19 to L. 1221-24 or in article L. 1242-10 for contracts stipulating a trial period of at lea…

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