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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

Article L1425-2

For the application of the provisions of this code in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon :1° The reference to the President of the Territorial Council replaces the reference to the President of the Departmental…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Setting up a collective shop

Article L125-2

The persons referred to in Article L. 125-1 constitute, in the form of an economic interest grouping or a société anonyme à capital variable or a société coopérative de commerçants détaillants, a lega…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Public contracts

Article L1414-2

…sful tenderer is chosen by a tender committee composed in accordance with the provisions of article L. 1411-5. However, for public contracts awarded by public housing offices, the tendering committee…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L1134-2

…ternship or a training period in a company, or an employee, under the conditions set out in Article L. 1134-1.The trade union organisation does not have to prove that it has a mandate from the person…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General rules.

Article L1311-2

The decrees mentioned in article L. 1311-1 may be supplemented by orders issued by the representative of the State in the département or by orders issued by the mayor in order to lay down special prov…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VIII: European companies

Article L322-29

…han the day of publication of the proposed transfer. Without prejudice to the provisions of Article L. 229-4 of the Commercial Code, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution is competent t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Deposit of title and registration of works

Article L122-2

…Article L. 122-1.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of the Order.

Article L4232-2

…laid down in this chapter, whose term of office is six years. Subject to the provisions of article L. 4232-13, pharmacists who are registered on the roll for each section and who have been practising…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Opticians.

Article L4362-2

The diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications referred to in Article L. 4362-1 are the optician-mutician advanced technician's certificate and the optician-mutician profession…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Judgment of compulsory liquidation.

Article L641-2

…the first condition is required. However, the rights referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 526-1 may not prevent the opening of simplified judicial liquidation proceedings.If the court has…

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