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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Anti-competitive practices.

Article L420-1

Concerted actions, agreements, express or tacit understandings or coalitions are prohibited, even through the direct or indirect intermediary of a group company established outside France, when their…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Exploitation on on-demand audiovisual media services

Article L232-1

…the sectors of activity and service publishers concerned under the conditions laid down in article L. 234-1.In the absence of a professional agreement made compulsory within one month of the publicat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Removal from a deceased person.

Article L1232-1

The removal of organs from a person whose death has been duly confirmed may only be carried out for therapeutic or scientific purposes.The doctor shall inform the deceased's next of kin, prior to the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Board of Directors and Director.

Article L5322-1

…ealthcare professionals authorised to prescribe and dispense products mentioned in the same article L. 5311-1 ; 5° Representatives of associations of users of the healthcare system approved under Arti…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Central depositories

Article L441-1

…der the freedom to provide services, the services mentioned in Article 25(2) of the same Regulation.II - The central depositories mentioned in 1° of I are approved by the Autorité des marchés financie…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Role of local and regional authorities.

Article L5322-1

In localities where there is no office of the institution mentioned in article L. 5312-1 or an office of the bodies that have concluded an agreement with the institution mentioned in article L. 5312-1…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organs, tissues, cells and products.

Article L1272-1

As stated in Article 511-2 of the French Criminal Code, reproduced below: "Obtaining one of a person's organs in return for payment, in whatever form, is punishable by seven years' imprisonment and a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Public sector companies and establishments.

Article L2282-1

The provisions of this chapter also apply to the companies mentioned inarticle 1 of law no. 83-675 of 26 July 1983 relating to the democratisation of the public sector.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Control of legality

Article LO6242-1

…ies of the local authority which has been transmitted to him pursuant to the articles LO 6241-1 and L. 6241-5. The State representative may include a request for suspension with his appeal. This reque…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: French blood establishment and army blood transfusion centre

Article L1222-11

…ned by it, in accordance with the provisions relating to the national blood transfusion master plan.II - Apart from the collection of blood or its components mentioned in article L. 1221-2, the biolog…

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