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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Operators of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction

Article L321-7

…oncerning the premises where exhibitions of furniture offered for sale and public auction sales are usually held and the infrastructure used in the case of electronic auctions. When the exhibition or…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Supervision, inspection and discipline.

Article L812-10

No one may use the title of judicial representative, other than for the mission entrusted to him or her under the first paragraph of II of Article L. 812-2, of III of that same article and of the seco…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Professional non-trading companies

Article R422-17

…his clientele; 2° All documents and archives, and, in general, all movable objects for professional use; 3° Immovable property or premises useful for the practice of the profession; 4° All sums in cas…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Access to documents and supporting documents.

Article L6362-5

…re incurred in carrying out the activities carried out in the field of vocational training ; 2° To justify the validity of these expenses and their connection with their activities, as well as the com…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Substances which may be used in the manufacture of veterinary medicinal products.

Article L5144-3

…of this Title may be granted by order of the Ministers of Agriculture and Health for the supply and use of products intended for the capture and restraint of domestic or wild animals by persons and pu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5141-14-3

The use in veterinary medicine of medicinal products or medicated feedingstuffs containing one or more antibiotic substances is carried out in compliance with recommendations for good use designed to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Information provided by the promoter

Article R1123-69

When research involving the human person is conducted in a health establishment, the sponsor must inform the director of the establishment in advance of the research, for information purposes:1° The t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Automated national register of refusals to take blood samples

Article R1232-7

Applications for inclusion on the register are made on plain paper or by filling in the form made available to the public by the Agence de la biomédecine.The application for registration must be sent…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Supervision of spa establishments.

Article R1322-47

…regard to : 1° The hygiene of toilets, baths, showers, swimming pools and, in general, all premises used for water management; 2° The free use of water; 3° The exclusion of any preference in hours for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope of application

Article R1333-107

The manufacture, possession and use of batches of Category A, B or C radioactive sources, high activity sealed sources as defined inAnnex 13-7, the management of radioactive waste as defined in Articl…

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