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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5124-14

…fractionation of plasma, are carried out exclusively by a subsidiary, within the meaning of article L. 233-1 of the French Commercial Code, created for this purpose. The majority of the capital of thi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter X: Information for employees in the event of the sale of their company

Article L23-10-12

This section shall not apply: 1° In the event of the sale of the shareholding to a spouse, ascendant or descendant; 2° To companies that are the subject of conciliation, safeguard, receivership or liq…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Bodies and operations

Article L5211-11-1

…ection of delegates to public inter-municipal cooperation bodies, or for the application of article L. 2121-33. The Council meets in the same place at least once every six months. When the entire Coun…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: COMMUNITY ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICES

Article LO6251-11-1

Before examining the draft budget for the local authority, the President of the Territorial Council presents to the Territorial Council the Executive Council's report on the situation of Saint-Barthél…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE XI: OTHER BODIES

Article L72-111-1

The mission of Martinique's territorial health promotion centre is to ensure that reforms to the health and care system are geared towards the specific needs of the local authority.The Centre Territor…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Protection of sole traders

Article L526-19

Subject to the provisions of Article L. 123-54, the tariff of formalities for filing and transferring the declarations and recording the particulars referred to in this section and for filing and tran…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-9-1

…ject of an administrative sanction that has become final for a breach of the provisions of Articles L. 232-9, L. 232-9-2, L. 232-9-3, L. 232-10, L. 232-10-3 or L. 232-10-4; 2° Or who has been subject…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Provisions specific to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

Article L911-12

A article L. 145-26, after the words: "to the State, the départements, the communes", the words: "to the local authority" are added.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Discipline.

Article L4234-10

…the various councils rule on disciplinary matters, the State representatives mentioned in articles L. 4231-4 and L. 4232-6 to L. 4232-15 do not sit on these bodies.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Operating conditions

Article L5125-10

Notwithstanding articles L. 5125-4, L. 5125-11, L. 5125-3, L. 5125-12 and L. 5125-18, any opening or acquisition by a mutual society or union of mutual societies of an existing pharmacy and any transf…

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