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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4221-14-1

…alifications issued by one of these States and who do not meet the conditions laid down in articles L. 4221-4 and L. 4221-5 but which allow the profession of pharmacist to be legally practised in that…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter XI: Sharing capital gains on the sale of shares with company employees

Article L23-11-1

…of the French General Tax Code. Where the company concerned controls, within the meaning of article L. 233-3 of this code, directly or indirectly one or more of the companies mentioned in the penultim…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Powers.

Article L5214-16

…u thereof and communal map; 2° Economic development actions under the conditions set out in article L. 4251-17 ; creation, development, maintenance and management of industrial, commercial, tertiary,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Health data platform

Article L1462-1

…g, organising and making available data from the national health data system referred to in Article L. 1461-1 and promoting innovation in the use of health data;2° Informing patients and promoting and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L2141-12

…ese activities may not be carried out as part of the self-employed activity provided for in article L. 6154-1. By way of derogation, if no public or private not-for-profit organisation or health estab…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit.

Article L823-19

I.-Within public interest entities within the meaning of article L. 820-1 and finance companies within the meaning of II of article L. 511-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code, a specialised committee…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Common provisions

Article L4312-11

…subject, before or after his election, to one of the sanctions referred to in 3° and 4° of article L. 4124-6 of this Code and in 3° and 4° of article L. 145-5-2 of the Social Security Code, he shall…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Professional recovery

Article L645-11

…of the judge appointed by the debtor and was the subject of the information provided for in Article L. 645-8. Debts corresponding to employee claims, maintenance claims and claims mentioned in 1° to 3…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Challenging the measures imposed

Article L733-12

…rty, make a provisional order for the execution of one or more of the measures mentioned in Article L. 733-11. He may cause a call for creditors to be published. He may verify, even of his own motion,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety

Article L1313-1

…in Title IV of Book I of Part Five.For plant protection products and adjuvants mentioned inarticle L. 253-1 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, as well as for fertilisers, adjuvants for fertilise…

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