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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application

Article L312-1

The provisions of this chapter apply to any credit transaction referred to in 6° of article L. 311-1, whether concluded for valuable consideration or free of charge and, where applicable, to its guara…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application.

Article L2521-1

The provisions of this Title apply to private-law employers and their employees. They also apply to 1° Public establishments of an industrial and commercial nature ; 2° Public establishments providing…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Signing the contract

Article R2182-1

…leven days must be observed between the date on which the notification provided for in articles R. 2181-1 and R. 2181-3 is sent and the date on which the contract is signed by the purchaser. This mini…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Orientation and placement

Article R5213-1

…specialised placement bodies in terms of the professional integration of disabled people involves: 1° The State; 2° The public employment service; 3° The association responsible for managing the deve…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution.

Article L310-13

…the exception of documents of a contractual or advertising nature for the undertakings mentioned in 1° of III of Article L. 310-1-1 . In such cases, it shall rule in accordance with the conditions lai…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health policy.

Article L1411-5-1

…the exercise of the missions of the authorities, establishments and bodies mentioned in articles L. 1222-1 , L. 1313-1 , L. 1413-1 , L. 1415-2 , L. 1418-1 and L. 5311-1 of this code, in article L. 161…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Duties and activities of pharmacies

Article L5125-1

…o the retail dispensing of the medicinal products, products and articles mentioned in articles L. 4211-1 and L. 5125-24 and, under the conditions defined by decree, of experimental or ancillary medici…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Self-employed practitioners

Article L6154-1

The practitioners mentioned in 1° of article L. 6152-1 and in article L. 952-21 of the Education Code who work at least eight half-days a week in public health establishments are authorised to carry o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Emergency medical care authorisation

Article R6123-12

…care establishment which is not authorised to carry out the activity mentioned in 3° of article R. 6123-1 from fulfilling its general obligations to assist and care for persons in danger who come to i…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 621-19

Grants are awarded and their amount is determined by taking into consideration:1° The quality and originality of the visual proposal;2° The appropriateness of the technical choices relating to visual…

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