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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Inter-company occupational health and safety committee.

Article L4524-1

Within the perimeter of a technological risk prevention plan set up in application of article L. 515-15 of the Environment Code, an inter-company occupational health and safety committee is set up by…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L5134-112

…beneficiary of a future job is provided during working time by the institution mentioned in article L. 5312-1 or by one of the bodies mentioned in article L. 5314-1 or in 1° bis of article L. 5311-4 o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Extemporaneous preparation and retail sale.

Article L5442-14

…rtising, offer for sale, sale, import and export of falsified medicinal products defined in article L. 5111-3 for veterinary use are punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of €375,000. Thes…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Industrial preparation and wholesale.

Article L5441-9

…f €30,000:1° Failure to prepare self-vaccines in compliance with the obligations set out in Article L. 5142-1-1;2° Failure to comply with the conditions for prescribing self-vaccines and their use set…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Changes to the initial conditions governing the composition and operation of the communauté de communes

Article L5214-26

By way of derogation from article L. 5211-19, a commune may be authorised, by the representative of the State in the department after receiving the opinion of the departmental commission for inter-com…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Prohibition.

Article L8241-1

…en this is carried out by a person holding a modelling agency licence; 2° The provisions of article L. 222-3 of the French Sports Code relating to sports associations or companies; 3° The provisions o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-23

The liability actions provided for in articles L. 223-19 and L. 223-22 shall be barred after three years from the date of the harmful event or, if it was concealed, from the date of its disclosure. Ho…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Technical protection and information measures

Article L331-10

…ations that may be placed on the benefit of the private copy exception mentioned in 2° of l'article L. 122-5 and 2° of Article L. 211-3 by the implementation of a technical protection measure must be…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bakers and bakery signs

Article L132-27

If the provisions of articles L. 122-17 and L. 122-18 is punishable by a fine of 300,000 euros. The amount of the fine may be increased, in a manner proportionate to the benefits derived from the offe…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative penalties

Article L241-12

Any breach of the provisions of articles L. 217-19 to L. 217-20 relating to updates is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €3,000 for a natural person and up to €15,000 for a legal entity. T…

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