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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope and implementation.

Article L2341-2

For the purposes of this Title, a Community-scale group of undertakings means a group, within the meaning of Article L. 2331-1, which satisfies the conditions relating to the number of employees and t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Centres and establishments.

Article L2311-2

The President of the Departmental Council approves sexual health centres, with the exception of centres run by a public authority.In this case, the creation or extension of these centres is decided by…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Information and prevention

Article L3511-2

Prophylactic and psychological health information is provided in schools and the armed forces. As part of health education, awareness of the risk of smoking is organised, in a compulsory form, in prim…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: DEFINITION OF NEED

Article R3111-2

The technical and functional specifications shall not refer to a particular manufacturing method or process, to a specific origin or provenance, or to a trademark, patent or type. However, such a ment…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Safeguards.

Article L621-2

The competent court is the commercial court if the debtor carries on a commercial or craft activity. The judicial court has jurisdiction in other cases.At the request of the administrator, the judicia…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IX: Special provisions for insolvency proceedings covered by Regulation (EU) No 2015/848 of 20 May 2015 on insolvency proceedings

Article L691-2

The official receiver shall authorise the judicial representative appointed in the main insolvency proceedings opened by a court located on the national territory to make, pursuant to Article 36 of th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: The Commercial Court.

Article L721-2

In districts where no commercial court is established, the judicial court hears matters assigned to the commercial courts.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: AUTHORISED CONSUMER DEFENCE ASSOCIATIONS

Article L811-2

Authorisation may only be granted to associations that are independent of all forms of professional activity. However, associations emanating from consumer cooperative societies, governed by the loi d…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: GENERAL CONTRACT CONDITIONS

Article D211-2

The general terms and conditions applicable to the sales contracts mentioned in article L. 217-1 include a box informing the consumer of the procedures for implementing the legal guarantees mentioned…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title III: DEVELOPMENT OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

Article R431-2

The action is brought before the judicial court of the place of origin of the product whose designation is contested. The claim is exempted from the preliminary conciliation and investigated and judge…

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