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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Undeclared work.

Article L8323-1

A Conseil d'Etat decree will make the necessary adjustments to the provisions of Title II of Book II, relating to undeclared work, for their application in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayot…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article L335-1

…he competent judicial police officers may proceed, as soon as the offences provided for in Articles L. 335-4 à L. 335-4-2, the seizure of illegally reproduced phonograms and videograms, illegally manu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Pharmacies for internal use.

Article L5126-10

I.-When the pharmaceutical needs of an establishment, service or body covered by III of Article L. 5126-1 which is not part of a territorial hospital grouping or which is not a member of a health coop…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L784-10

…cated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 621-18 Act 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 L. 621-18-1 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 621-18…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L783-10

…cated in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 621-18 Law no. 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 L. 621-18-1 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 62…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligations of delegated producers

Article L251-10

…L. 251-5 of this code, the line producer sends the operating account t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety at sporting events

Article L332-14

…ted, impose, in place of the additional penalty defined in the first and last paragraphs of article L. 332-11, a ban from French territory for a maximum period of two years.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Banking service providers

Article L775-14

…dicated in the second column of the same table: " Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 519-1 Ordinance no. 2021-1735 of 22 December 2021 L. 519-1-1 Order no. 2016-351 of 25 March 2016…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: REAL ESTATE SUBJECT TO AN EXCLUSIVE RIGHT OF USE

Article L2421-14

Failing amicable agreement, the compensation that may be due pursuant to articles L. 2421-5, L. 2421-6, L. 2421-8, L. 2421-9, L. 2421-11 and L. 2421-13 are set as in matters of expropriation in the pu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Commercial paper.

Article R512-1

The provisions of articles R. 511-1 to R. 511-11.

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