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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article L321-36

Public auction sales of State-owned movable property and all sales of movable property carried out in the domanial form shall continue to be carried out in accordance with the procedures set out in Ar…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L5731-3

The metropolitan pole is subject to the rules applicable to mixed syndicates provided for in article L. 5711-1, or article L. 5721-2 when a region, a department or the metropolis of Lyon is a member,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Special training and adaptation measures.

Article L4142-3

In establishments comprising at least one facility on the list provided for in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions

Article L4223-3

When the judicial authority has been informed of a prosecution under articles L. 4223-1 or L. 4223-2, the representative of the State in the département may order the temporary closure of the establis…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Roads

Article L3213-3

The departmental council deliberates on matters relating to the departmental road network under the conditions laid down by the provisions of articles L. 131-1 to L. 131-8 of the road network code.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter III: Reservations

Article L3113-3

…ay not reserve a concession contract for economic operators who satisfy both the conditions of article L. 3113-1 and those of article L. 3113-2. A conceding authority may not reserve a concession cont…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Profession of pharmacist

Article L4412-3

In Mayotte, by way of derogation from the provisions of articles L. 4211-1 and L. 4211-7, persons other than pharmacists or herbalists carrying out an activity involving the supply of medicinal plants…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions applicable to overseas departments and regions.

Article L732-3

The mixed commercial courts are courts of first instance composed of the president of the judicial court, president, elected judges, subject to the provisions of Article L. 732-7, and a court clerk. J…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Creation

Article L5842-3

I.-Articles L. 5211-5, with the exception of the last sentence of I and the second paragraph of III, and L. 5211-5-1 are applicable in French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II. I…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 8: Restructuring of professional branches

Article L2261-32

I.-The Minister responsible for Labour may, in view of the general interest in restructuring professional branches, initiate a procedure to merge the scope of application of the collective agreements…

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