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French Labour CodeIn force
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Article L8291-3

The administrative authority shall rule on any request from an employer concerning the application to his situation of the provisions of this Title. The request must ask a precise and new question and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L3411-3

A National Institute for Teaching, Research, Information and Prevention on Drug Addiction is responsible for coordinating all State activities and carrying out all useful research, both fundamental an…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Investigation.

Article R463-8

For the application of article L. 464-1 and the first and second paragraphs of article L. 462-8, the general rapporteur may set deadlines for the production of statements, supporting documents or obse…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Raw materials for pharmaceutical use.

Article L5138-3

Raw materials for pharmaceutical use comply with pharmacopoeia specifications where these exist. Active substances used as starting materials in medicinal products for human use are manufactured and d…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Special rules for certain categories of intermediaries

Article L513-3

I.-For the purposes of their registration in the register referred to in I of Article L. 512-1, insurance or reinsurance brokers, both individuals and companies registered in the Trade and Companies R…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L3381-3

For the application of the provisions of Book II in the French Southern and Antarctic Territories: 1° The second paragraph of Article L. 3200-1is deleted; 2° Article L. 3212-1 1° is worded as follows:…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L3351-3

For the application of the provisions of Book II in the Wallis and Futuna Islands: 1° The second paragraph of Article L. 3200-1 is deleted; 2° 1° of Article L. 3212-1 is worded as follows: "1° A legal…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Operational preparation for employment

Article L6326-3

Collective operational preparation for employment enables several jobseekers and employees recruited under a fixed-term or open-ended contract concluded in application of article L. 5134-19-1, or unde…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: SAFETY

Article L422-3

The measures taken by the European Commission pursuant to Article 53 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: General provisions applicable to joint stock companies.

Article L224-3

When a company of any form that does not have a statutory auditor is converted into a joint stock company, one or more conversion auditors, responsible for assessing under their responsibility the val…

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