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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Missions.

Article L5311-1

I.-The Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé (French National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products) is a public establishment under the supervision of t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Missions.

Article L5311-3

The procedures for applying the provisions of this chapter shall be determined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Missions.

Article L5311-2

In order to carry out its duties, the Agency : 1° Carry out or arrange for the carrying out of any expert appraisal or technical inspection relating to the products and articles mentioned in Article L…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Composition

Article L5911-1

The congress of departmental and regional elected representatives and mayors of Guadeloupe is composed of the members of the departmental council of Guadeloupe and the regional council of Guadeloupe a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Definition.

Article D411-2

The threshold referred to in 2° of article L. 411-2 is set at 8 million euros.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Definition.

Article D411-4

The threshold mentioned in 1° of article L. 411-2 is 150.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Definition.

Article D411-2-1

I.-The total amount of the public offer referred to in 1° of Article L. 411-2-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code in France and the rest of the European Union is less than 8,000,000 euros or the equi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Prohibition.

Article L8231-1

Bargaining, defined as any profit-making supply of labour that has the effect of causing prejudice to the employee concerned or evading the application of legal provisions or the stipulations of a col…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Prohibition.

Article L8241-2

Non-profit lending of labour is authorised. In this case, articles L. 1251-21 to L. 1251-24, 2° and 3° ofarticle L. 2312-6, 9° of II ofarticle L. 2312-26 andarticle L. 5221-4 of this Code as well as a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Prohibitions.

Article L8251-2

No one may, directly or indirectly, knowingly use the services of an employer of a foreign national who is not authorised to work.

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