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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Election of members of territorial and regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article L713-2

I.-In respect of their registered office and all their establishments located in the district of the territorial chamber of commerce and industry, the natural or legal persons mentioned in 1° and 2° o…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Agricultural products and foodstuffs

Article L433-2

…rohibited:1° To issue a certificate of conformity without satisfying the conditions set out in article L. 641-23 du code rural et de la pêche maritime ;2° De délivrer un certificat de conformité en mé…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L8291-2

In the event of failure to comply with the obligation to declare referred to in Article L. 8291-1, the employer or, where applicable, the user undertaking shall be liable to an administrative fine. Fa…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Recovery and control

Article L115-20

Failure to lodge the declaration within the time limits specified in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Commercial distribution networks

Article L341-2

I.-Any clause having the effect, after the expiry or termination of one of the contracts mentioned in Article L. 341-1, to restrict the freedom to carry on the commercial activity of the operator who…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Publicity and entry into force

Article L2131-2

I.- The following shall be sent to the representative of the State in the département or to his delegate in the arrondissement, under the conditions set out in II:1° The deliberations of the town coun…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Expenses

Article L4425-29

The compulsory expenditure of the Corsican collectivity includes:1° Expenditure relating to the operation of the bodies of the Corsican collectivity and the upkeep of its administrative buildings;2° F…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5421-2

…It is an offence to market, broker or distribute, whether free of charge or for a consideration, wholesale or retail, a proprietary medicinal product, any other medicinal product manufactured industri…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Foreign nationals residing outside the European Union or who have been admitted to reside in another Member State and family members

Article L421-26

A foreign national residing outside the European Union who comes to France to carry out a temporary intra-group secondment, as provided for in 2° of article L. 1262-1 of the Labour Code, in order to o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Content of agreements.

Article L3323-2

The profit-sharing agreement may provide for the allocation of sums constituting the special profit-sharing reserve: 1° To accounts opened in the name of the interested parties in application of an em…

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