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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Successive contracts in the same position.

Article L1244-4-1

…e absence of a stipulation in the agreement or branch agreement concluded in application of article L. 1244-4, the waiting period does not apply:1° Where the fixed-term employment contract is conclude…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Securities issued by the State

Article L213-21-1

…ancial securities held in a securities account maintained by an intermediary referred to in article L. 211-3 and financial securities held in a securities account maintained by the French State may re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Title III: Bodies

Article L1231-1 B

The rules for distributing and allocating grafts must respect the principle of fairness.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Title III: Bodies

Article L1231-1 A

Organ retrieval and transplantation is a national priority.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Central services and inspection

Article L1421-2-1

…at which they are authorised to attend. The order is enforceable on the basis of the minutes alone. II - The order is notified on the spot at the time of the visit to the occupier of the premises or h…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions common to the various commercial companies.

Article L235-2-1

Deliberations taken in violation of the provisions governing the voting rights attached to shares may be annulled.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Realisation of assets.

Article L642-22-1

Any sale of a business and any realisation of assets must be preceded by publicity, the terms of which are determined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat according to the size of the business and the natu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-10-2

For a similar biological medicinal product defined in a of 15° of Article L. 5121-1, the marketing authorisation may be granted before the expiry of the intellectual property rights attached to the re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-1-3

Any holder of a marketing authorisation for a medicinal product or any operator of such a medicinal product is required, within one year of the promulgation of Act 2011-2012 of 29 December 2011 on rei…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-9-1

…rea, but is not the subject in France of either the marketing authorisation provided for in Article L. 5121-8 or an application under examination for such authorisation, the Agence nationale de sécuri…

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