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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Authorisations.

Article L6122-10

Renewal of the authorisation is subject to compliance with the conditions set out in articles L. 6122-2 and L. 6122-5.It may also be subject to the conditions mentioned in the second paragraph of arti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article L2355-1

Obstructing either the setting up of a special negotiating body or a European Company committee, whether or not set up by agreement, or the free appointment of their members, is punishable by one year…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Composition and management of the plan.

Article L3332-17-1

…hat falls underArticle 1 of Law 2014-856 of 31 July 2014 on the social and solidarity economy and meets the following cumulative conditions may apply for "social utility solidarity enterprise" approva…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 1: The region

Article L131-1

…onal tourism development. The regional tourism and leisure development plan provided for in article L. 131-7 sets out the terms and conditions for implementing the objectives defined by the regional p…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tourist municipalities.

Article L133-11

…hat benefit from tourism, under the conditions referred to in the second paragraph of II of article L. 2334-7 of the General Local Authorities Code, in its version prior to article 150 of law no. 2015…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Overall operating grant

Article L2334-13

…and an inter-communal skills grant.The amount of the development grant is equal to the difference between all the resources allocated to the overall operating grant of the communes and the total form…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article L2365-1

…g either the formation of a special negotiating body or a committee of the European Cooperative Society, whether or not established by agreement, or the free appointment of their members, is punishabl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Board of Directors and Director.

Article L5322-1

…ealthcare professionals authorised to prescribe and dispense products mentioned in the same article L. 5311-1 ; 5° Representatives of associations of users of the healthcare system approved under Arti…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 7: Penalties and precautionary measures

Article L211-23

…ine of 15,000 euros to:-engaging in or assisting in any of the transactions referred to in articles L. 211-1 and L. 211-4 without complying with or having ceased to comply with the conditions set out…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article L225-248

…months of the approval of the accounts which showed the loss, to convene an Extraordinary General Meeting to decide whether the company should be wound up early.If the company is not wound up, it must…

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