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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions specific to Book II

Article L3342-1

For the application of the provisions of Book II to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon: 1° The second paragraph of Article L. 3200-1 is deleted; 2° 1° of Article L. 3212-1 is worded as follows: "1° A legal inst…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Criminal provisions.

Article L3222-1

…of sentencing are applicable in the case of prosecutions for breaches of the provisions of articles L. 3221-2 to L. 3221-7, subject to the specific measures provided for by this article. The adjournme…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Establishment.

Article L1422-1

At least one industrial tribunal is set up within the jurisdiction of each judicial court. If there is only one industrial tribunal, its jurisdiction extends to the entire jurisdiction of the judicial…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Advertising.

Article L5422-12

Any advertisement for the objects, devices or methods mentioned in article L. 5122-15 without complying with the obligation to mention the warnings and precautions for use necessary to inform the cons…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Advertising.

Article L5422-18

…advertising of a medicinal product which has not obtained the authorisation referred to in articles L. 5121-8 and L. 5121-9-1 or the parallel import authorisation pursuant to article L. 5124-13 or one…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Advertising.

Article L5422-14

In the cases referred to in this chapter, the court may prohibit the sale and order the seizure and confiscation of the aforementioned medicines, products, objects and devices, as well as the seizure…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors.

Article L822-11-1

…il 2014, when a member of the network to which it belongs provides one of the services mentioned in II of Article L. 822-11 to a person or entity that is controlled by the public interest entity, with…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors.

Article L822-1-1

To be registered on the list of statutory auditors, a natural person must meet the following conditions: 1° Be French, a national of a Member State of the European Union, of a State party to the Agree…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Sociétés en commandite simple.

Article L222-11

…rtners unanimously decide to do so. In this case, the provisions of the second paragraph of Article L. 221-16 are applicable.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Sociétés en commandite simple.

Article L222-12

The provisions of Article L. 221-17 are applicable to sociétés en commandite simple.

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