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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Responsibilities

Article L4433-4-6

The regional cooperation funds set up respectively for Guadeloupe, La Réunion and Mayotte are funded by State appropriations and may receive allocations from the département, the region, any other pub…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Age of admission.

Article L4153-6

It is forbidden to employ or assign trainee minors to bar service in on-trade drinks outlets. This prohibition does not apply to the owner's spouse, parents or relatives up to and including the fourth…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Offences committed by a person other than the employer or his delegate.

Article L4741-9

Any person other than those referred to in article L. 4741-1 who, through his or her own fault, fails to comply with the provisions of articles L. 4321-2, L. 4321-3, L. 4411-1, L. 4411-2, L. 4411-6, L…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Financial assistance and exemptions.

Article L5134-30-2

When the work integration aid provided for in sub-section 2 of this section has been awarded for the recruitment of an employee who was, prior to his or her recruitment, in receipt of the active solid…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Placement and support for jobseekers.

Article L5312-9

The employees of the national institution, who are entrusted with a public service mission, are governed by the present code under the specific conditions laid down by an extended collective agreement…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Combining replacement income with other income.

Article L5425-2

The persons referred to in article L. 5421-4 under the age of sixty-five who can only receive a full old-age pension calculated on the basis of less than 150 quarters of contributions are entitled to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-21

I.-For the application of article L. 5121-1 :1° Army hospitals are considered to be health establishments ;2° The Armed Forces Central Pharmacy may be authorised to make the hospital preparations ment…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IVa: Brokerage of medicinal products

Article L5124-20

Any drug brokering activity carried out by a person located in France must be declared to the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé. Persons involved in the brokering of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Industrial preparation and wholesale.

Article L5142-1-2

The preparation of veterinary medicinal products not falling within the scope of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018, excluding extemporaneous preparations, is carried out by a qualified person…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5141-9

The registration of homeopathic veterinary medicinal products with the Director General of the National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety is valid for an unlimited period.…

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