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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail (French National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety)

Article R5141-94

…travail is responsible for implementing the national veterinary pharmacovigilance system. It leads and coordinates the actions of the various parties involved. It compiles the information collected a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Medically assisted procreation.

Article L2442-1

Chapters I and III of Title IV of Book I of this Part are applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, subject to the adaptations provided for in this Chapter.Articles L. 2141-1 to L. 2141-6, L.…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Exceptional registration due to difficulties in financing cinematographic works linked to the health crisis

Article 919-22

For each production company, the amount of sums entered exceptionally is equivalent to the amount of sums entered in its automatic account which lapsed on 31 December 2021 in application of 1° of arti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article R221-9

If the amended Articles of Association have not been published in the Trade and Companies Register as required by paragraph 2 of Article L. 221-14, the transferor or transferee may, after formal notic…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Tasks and composition

Article L327-1

1° A permanent task of controlling the accounts and management of the collective management organisations and independent management organisations mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 321-4…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article L222-1

The provisions of this chapter apply to the services mentioned in Books I to III and Title V of Book V of the Monetary and Financial Code as well as to operations carried out by the undertakings gover…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition and scope

Article L1254-1

The term "portage salarial" refers to the organised whole made up of : 1° On the one hand, the relationship between a company referred to as a "freelance administration company" providing a service an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and implementation.

Article L1271-1

…voucher. A.-The employment voucher enables : 1° To declare the employees mentioned in 3° ofarticle L. 133-5-6 of the Social Security Code; 2° To declare trainee au pair family helpers as mentioned in…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Opening and layout

Article L331-1

The rules relating to the opening and development of camping and caravanning sites are set out in…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: Seizure and apprehension

Article L222-1

…dance with the conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat. Where the furniture is in the hands of a third party and in the latter's living quarters, it may only be seized with the authorisat…

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