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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to financial investment advisers

Article L573-11

Legal entities declared to be criminally liable, under the conditions set out in article 121-2 of the French Criminal Code, for the offences defined in article L. 573-9 shall incur, in addition to the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Medical biology laboratory

Article L6212-6

A cooperation contract is a contract signed between several medical biology laboratories, located in the same area determined in application of b of 2° of Article L. 1434-9 or in adjacent areas, with…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Trading in financial instruments

Article L764-7

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same tabl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products.

Article L5521-2

Subject to the adaptations provided for in article L. 5521-3, the first and second paragraphs of article L. 5125-23, articles L. 5125-24 to L. 5125-31 and 3° and 6° of article L. 5125-32 areapplicable…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Authorisations.

Article L6122-6

The grouping referred to in article L. 6122-1 consists of bringing together in one place all or some of the care activities previously authorised on separate sites within the same region or spread acr…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Right of withdrawal applicable to distance and off-premises contracts

Article L221-26

The consumer who has exercised his right of withdrawal from a contract for the supply of digital content without a physical medium shall not owe any sum if: 1° The trader has not obtained the consumer…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application.

Article L4111-1

Subject to the exceptions provided for in Article L. 4111-4, the provisions of this part apply to private-law employers and workers. They also apply to 1° Public industrial and commercial establishmen…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: CONDITIONS OF APPLICATION OF THE SECOND AND THIRD SUBPARAGRAMS OF ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION TO THE TERRITORIAL AUTHORITIES OF GUYANA AND MARTINIQUE

Article LO7312-3

The articles LO 7311-3 to LO 7311-9 are applicable to this chapter.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1542-2

Article L. 1220-1 and Chapter I of Title II of Book II of this Part are applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, with the exception of articles L. 1221-2, L. 1221-8-2, L. 1221-9, L. 1221-10-1…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Prevention

Article L232-2

The athlete shall declare his status at the time of any medical consultation which gives rise to a prescription.Athletes taking part in or preparing for the events mentioned in 1° of I of article L. 2…

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