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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Control of plant and animal species harmful to human health

Article L1338-2

An order by the ministers responsible for health, the environment and agriculture may limit or prohibit the introduction, transport, use, offering for sale, sale or purchase, in any form whatsoever, o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Admission to psychiatric care by decision of the State representative.

Article L3213-2

In the event of imminent danger to personal safety, as certified by a medical opinion, the mayor and, in Paris, the police commissioners shall take all necessary provisional measures with regard to pe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Admission to psychiatric care of prisoners suffering from mental disorders

Article L3214-2

Articles L. 3211-3, L. 3211-4, L. 3211-6, L. 3211-8, L. 3211-9, L. 3211-12 to L. 3211-12-4 and L. 3211-12-6 apply to prisoners hospitalised on account of their mental disorder, subject to the restrict…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Offences common to the various forms of joint stock company

Article L246-2

The provisions of articles L. 242-1 to L. 242-29, L. 243-1 and L. 244-5, relating to the chairman, directors or managing directors of sociétés anonymes or sociétés européennes and the managers of soci…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Referral to the commission de surendettement des particuliers (household over-indebtedness commission)

Article L721-2

The commission referred to by the debtor has a period of time determined by decree, from the time the application is submitted to examine the admissibility of the application by verifying that the deb…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Management entrusted to private-law bodies by agreement or convention.

Article L5427-2

Employees of social security bodies may provide Pôle emploi with the information required to calculate benefits.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special financial provisions applicable to public health establishments in Mayotte

Article L6416-2

In the public health establishments in Mayotte, the statement of projected income and expenditure is drawn up, on the one hand, taking into account the annual allocations provided for in article L. 64…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Right of entry to establishments and premises used for accommodation.

Article L8113-2

The labour inspection officers mentioned in article L. 8112-1 are entitled to ask employers and persons employed in establishments subject to this code to provide proof of their identity and address.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L144-2

The operations of the Banque de France and the activities referred to in the second paragraph of Article L. 142-2 are governed by civil and commercial law.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Consumer information and assistance

Article L616-2

Where applicable, it shall also inform the consumer of the steps taken to implement Article 14 of Regulation (EU) No 524/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2013 on the online…

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