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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Responsibilities

Article L2316-22

…mic committee and the establishment social and economic committee(s) give and transmit their opinions. In the absence of an agreement, the opinion of each establishment social and economic committee i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5124-13

…ene therapy preparations or xenogenic cell therapy preparations mentioned in 12° and 13° of Article L. 5121-1 are subject to prior authorisation issued by the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicamen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Pharmacies for internal use.

Article L5126-2

I.-In the regional hospital groupings mentioned in article L. 6132-1, the shared medical project includes a pharmacy project which organises cooperation on the tasks mentioned in I of article L. 5126-…

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

Article L513-4

…onal association are answered within two months of the date of receipt by the association of a complete application. If the approved professional association refuses membership, it will give reasons f…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Individual over-indebtedness commissions

Article L712-6

…panies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions, the bodies mentioned in 5 de l'article L. 511-6 du code monétaire et financier, from social security and provident institutions, as well as…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 9: Informing and involving residents.

Article L5211-46

…tes of the deliberative bodies of the public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation, the budgets and accounts of these establishments as well as the decrees of their president.Each may publish…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Organisation and operation

Article L5621-9

…utes of the deliberative assemblies of the public establishments of inter-regional cooperation, budgets, accounts, as well as the decrees of the presidents of these public establishments.Each may publ…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L5421-5

…s of the deliberative assemblies of the public establishments of interdepartmental cooperation, budgets, accounts, as well as the decrees of the presidents of these public establishments.Each may publ…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Organisation and operation

Article L5721-6

…st communication of the deliberations and minutes of the deliberative body of mixed syndicates, budgets and accounts as well as the decisions of the president of these public establishments.Each may p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Sponsorship.

Article L6523-3

…pe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, La Réunion, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, in order to provide practical training in the company for an employee on a professional…

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