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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Creation of delegated communes within a new commune

Article L2113-10

Communes déléguées (delegated communes) taking the name and territorial boundaries of all the former communes from which the new commune is formed are established within the new commune, except where…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Inter-company occupational health and prevention services.

Article L4622-8-1

The occupational health and prevention service includes a multi-disciplinary unit for the prevention of occupational deintegration responsible for: 1° Proposing awareness-raising initiatives; 2° Ident…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-1-1

The following definitions apply 1° "Investigational medicinal product" means a medicinal product which has been tested or used as a reference, including as a placebo, in a clinical trial; 2° "Authoris…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Self-employed door-to-door salespeople.

Article L135-1

An independent door-to-door salesperson is someone who sells products or services under the conditions set out in Section 3 of Chapter I of Title II of Book I of the Consumer Code, excluding canvassin…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
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Article L7281-1

The territorial collectivity of Martinique intervenes in economic, social, cultural, environmental and regional planning matters and grants aid under the conditions set out in Title III of Book II of…

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

Article L5144-1

Without prejudice to the provisions of Articles 94 and 95 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018, specific obligations shall be laid down by regulation for the import, manufacture, acquisition,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Employee member of the board of directors or supervisory board of a company

Article L2436-1

Dismissal of an employee representative on the board of directors or supervisory board of a public-sector undertaking, a public limited company or a partnership limited by shares, in disregard of the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: European Works Council set up by agreement.

Article L2342-10-1

The members of the European Works Council set up by agreement inform the staff representatives of the establishments or undertakings of a Community-scale group of undertakings or, in the absence of re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Chiropodists.

Article L4322-10-1

I. - The Regional or Inter-Regional Council, under the supervision of the National Council, fulfils, at regional level, the general responsibilities of the Association as defined in article L. 4322-7.…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: FINANCIAL IMPLEMENTATION

Article L2191-1

Subject to the exceptions provided for by regulation, the provisions of this chapter apply to contracts awarded by the State, its public establishments other than those of an industrial and commercial…

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