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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Criminal provisions

Article L1427-1

Obstructing the duties of the agents mentioned in articles L. 1421-1, L. 1435-7 and L. 5313-1 is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of 75,000 euros.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Medically assisted procreation.

Article L2442-1

Chapters I and III of Title IV of Book I of this Part are applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, subject to the adaptations provided for in this Chapter.Articles L. 2141-1 to L. 2141-6, L.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Charges for the transport and distribution of electricity and gas and the transport of hydrocarbons and chemicals by pipeline

Article L3333-10

The fees referred to in article L. 3333-8 are subject to the five-year statute of limitations which begins to run from the date on which they became due. The four-year statute of limitations institute…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Role of local and regional authorities.

Article L5322-1

In localities where there is no office of the institution mentioned in article L. 5312-1 or an office of the bodies that have concluded an agreement with the institution mentioned in article L. 5312-1…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Merger of a region and its constituent départements

Article L4124-1

I. - A metropolitan region and the départements of which it is composed may, by concurring deliberations of their deliberative assemblies, adopted by a majority of three-fifths of the votes cast, requ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Conditions of liability

Article L481-1

Any natural or legal person forming an undertaking or a body referred to in Article L. 464-2 is liable for the damage it has caused as a result of the commission of an anti-competitive practice define…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Departmental committee for psychiatric care.

Article L3223-1

The commission provided for in article L. 3222-5 : 1° Is informed, under the conditions laid down in Chapters II and III of Title I of this Book, of any decision to admit a person to psychiatric care,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3142-117

In order to implement the employee's right to the leave referred to in Article L. 3142-105, a company collective agreement or, failing that, a branch agreement or convention determines : 1° The maximu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions specific to certain institutions and organisations.

Article L6147-14

In accordance with their priority mission mentioned in article L. 6147-7, army hospitals and the other elements of the army health service may be authorised by the Minister for Defence to participate…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Common provisions.

Article L1245-1

Any violation observed in an establishment or organisation, and caused by it, of the legislative and regulatory requirements relating to the removal and transplantation of organs, the removal of tissu…

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