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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Voluntary termination of pregnancy.

Article L2445-4

For its application in New Caledonia and French Polynesia , article L. 2213-1 is amended as follows:1° The second paragraph of I is worded as follows:"When termination of pregnancy is envisaged on the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title III: Information on public services

Article L731-4

Failures to comply with this chapter are investigated and recorded by the agents mentioned in articles L. 511-3 and L. 511-21 of the Consumer Code, under the conditions set out in article L. 511-6 of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession of medical electroradiology manipulator

Article L4351-4

The competent authority may, after obtaining the opinion of a commission composed in particular of professionals, individually authorise to practise the profession of medical electroradiology manipula…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Eligible training courses and use of the account

Article L6323-17-4

The duration of the professional transition project cannot be deducted from the annual paid leave. This project is treated as a period of work : 1° For the determination of the rights of the persons c…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: General rules applicable to the concession contracts mentioned in Title I, with the exception of those relating to public passenger transport services by rail

Article L3221-4

The concession contracts referred to in this Book are subject to the rules on payment periods set out in Section 2 of Chapter III of Title III of Book I.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Electronic trade in medicinal products by a dispensing pharmacy

Article L5125-40

A natural or legal person legally authorised to sell medicinal products to the public in the Member State of the European Union in which it is established may only sell, as part of an electronic comme…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Organisation

Article L4422-42

The representative of the State in the territorial collectivity of Corsica shall exercise the controls provided for in articles L. 4423-1 and L. 4425-21.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Self-employed persons, members of the liberal professions and the self-employed.

Article L6331-48-1

The self-employed workers referred to in the sixth paragraph of article L. 6331-48 who have declared zero turnover or revenue for a period of twelve consecutive calendar months prior to submitting the…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter V: Termination of the contract

Article L2195-4

If, during the performance of the contract, the contractor is placed in one of the cases of exclusion mentioned in articles L. 2141-1 to L. 2141-11, he shall inform the purchaser of this change in sit…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L151-4

The rules relating to the approval or classification of certain facilities and organisations by the Assembly of Corsica are set out in II of article L. 4424-32 of the General Local Authorities Code, r…

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