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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5421-8

The following constitutes a breach subject to a financial penalty:1° Failure by any person exploiting a medicinal product or a product mentioned in article L. 5121-1 or by any holder of the authorisat…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Refusal to renew.

Article L145-19

To benefit from the priority right provided for in article L. 145-17, the tenant must, on vacating the premises or, at the latest within three months thereafter, notify the landlord of his wish to use…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions of practice of the profession of industrial property attorney

Article L422-1

The profession of an industrial property attorney is to offer, on a regular and remunerated basis, his services to the public to advise, assist or represent third parties with a view to obtaining, mai…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Companies required to register

Article L123-37

The following shall be entered in the national register of companies, or filed to be appended thereto: 1° For the persons mentioned in 1° of Article L. 123-36, all the information, deeds and documents…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles relating to research involving the human person

Article L1121-14

…ied out on a deceased person in a state of brain death without their consent expressed during their lifetime or through the testimony of their family. However, if the deceased person is a minor, this…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Discipline.

Article L811-15

…urt-appointed administrator who is banned, struck off or suspended must refrain from any professional act. Acts performed in disregard of this prohibition may be declared null and void, at the request…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Provisions applicable where the employer is established in another Member State of the European Community or the European Economic Area

Article L3253-18-7

Articles L. 3253-7, L. 3253-10 to L. 3253-13 and L. 3253-17 are applicable to the procedures defined in articles L. 3253-18-1 and L. 3253-18-2. The judgments referred to in article L. 3253-12 include…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Career development advice

Article L6111-6

Throughout their working life, all individuals may benefit from career development advice, the aim of which is to promote the development and security of their career path.This advice is free of charg…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5423-8

The following constitutes a breach subject to a financial penalty:1° (Repealed)2° (Repealed)3° Failure by a pharmaceutical company exploiting a medicinal product or product subject to the marketing au…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application.

Article L2411-1

An employee with one of the following mandates benefits from the protection against dismissal provided for in this chapter, including during a safeguarding, receivership or compulsory liquidation proc…

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