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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Health protection and the environment.

Article L1523-3

The health regulations set out in article L. 1523-1 may be supplemented by special provisions to ensure the protection of public health in the area.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L8224-3

Natural persons guilty of the offences provided for in articles L. 8224-1 and L. 8224-2 are liable to the following additional penalties: 1° Prohibition, in accordance with the provisions of article 1…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Control.

Article L6116-3

Each year, health care institutions submit their accounts to the regional health agency. In the case of private health establishments, the regional health agency may also request that the accounts of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Exercise of freedom of establishment and breach of obligations in connection with that exercise

Article L515-3

I.-Any insurance or reinsurance intermediary or any insurance intermediary on an ancillary basis registered in France who intends to establish a branch or a permanent presence on the territory of anot…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Principles

Article L7331-3

Within a maximum period of three years from the conclusion of the contract mentioned in article L. 7331-2, the salaried entrepreneur becomes a member of the activity and employment cooperative. This p…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Effects of winding-up proceedings of companies whose registered office is located within the territory of a Member State of the European Union other than France.

Article L326-30

In the event of the liquidation of a reinsurance undertaking referred to in 1° or 2° of III of Article L. 310-1-1, the commitments arising from contracts underwritten through a branch or under the fre…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Municipal services

Article L2573-32

The communes and their groupings may create public establishments, called communal centres and inter-communal centres for social action, to intervene in matters of social action, in compliance with lo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Scope of collective bargaining.

Article L3121-32

A collective agreement at company or establishment level or, failing that, a branch agreement may fix a period of seven consecutive days constituting a week for the application of this chapter.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Scope of collective bargaining.

Article L3121-34

In the seasonal branches of activity mentioned in Article L. 3132-7, a company or establishment agreement concluded in application of Article L. 1244-2 or, failing that, a branch agreement or a profes…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: PROVISIONS COMMON TO THE DEPARTMENTS OF PARIS, HAUTS-DE-SEINE, SEINE-SAINT-DENIS AND VAL-DE-MARNE

Article L3451-3

The provisions laid down for communes by Section 2 of Chapter IV of Title II of Book II of Part Two are applicable to the départements of Paris, Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne, as…

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