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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Breach of contract.

Article L1237-15

Employees benefiting from the protection mentioned in articles L. 2411-1 and L. 2411-2 may benefit from the provisions of this section. Notwithstanding the provisions of article L. 1237-14, the contra…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-29

The procedures for applying the provisions of this chapter shall be determined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat and in particular: 1° The procedures applicable to the coordinated assessment procedure d…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Biomedicine

Article L1418-2

In order to carry out the tasks provided for in 4°, 10°, 11° and 14° of article L. 1418-1, the Agency shall appoint inspectors from among its staff to carry out the relevant checks and investigations…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Prior authorisation and declaration

Article L331-5

Any natural or legal person governed by private law, other than a sports federation, who organises an event open to licence holders in a discipline for which authority has been delegated in accordance…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Mobilisation of medium-term loans

Article L313-38

Holders of securities created by credit institutions benefit from the rights provided for in articles L. 511-8 to L. 511-14 of the French Commercial Code relating to endorsement. Their right relates t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The National Enforcement Committee

Article L561-37

Any breach of the provisions of Sections 3, 4, 5 and 6 of this Chapter, of Chapter II of this Title, of directly applicable European provisions on combating money laundering and terrorist financing, i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-7

The leave starts or is renewed at the employee's initiative. The duration of the leave is set by the employee, within the limit provided for in 1° of article L. 3142-14 or, in the absence of an agreem…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Establishment and liquidation of claims.

Article L3253-20

If the claims cannot be paid in whole or in part from the available funds before the expiry of the time limits provided for in Article L. 3253-19, the judicial representative shall request, upon prese…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special provisions for medical biology laboratories under the authority of the Minister of Defence

Article L6214-1

The provisions of Articles L. 6211-14 to L. 6211-16 do not apply to samples taken within the armed forces health service when the analytical phase of the medical biology examination is carried out in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products

Article L5541-3

For the application of Article L. 5311-1 in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, paragraphs 1 to 21 are replaced by the following paragraphs 1 to 14:1° Medicinal products, including magistral, hospital…

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