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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 8: Restructuring of professional branches

Article L2261-34

…rger of areas covered by collective bargaining agreements pronounced in application of I of article L. 2261-32 or the conclusion of a collective agreement combining the scope of several pre-existing a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-29

…s limit is increased to nine months. The employer may also defer this leave on the basis of article L. 3142-114 and, for companies with less than three hundred employees, refuse it on the basis of 1°…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Common rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4113-5

…ofessions governed by this book.This provision does not apply to telemedicine as defined in article L. 6316-1 or to cooperation between healthcare professionals as provided for in articles L. 4011-1 t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Opticians.

Article L4362-11

Notwithstanding the provisions of Article L. 5211-5 , the following shall be determined by decree:1° The rules governing practice and, where necessary, equipment ;2° The conditions of validity of the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Obligations, liabilities and guarantees.

Article L522-15

…m cases of force majeure. The standard regulations and special regulations provided for in articles L. 522-13 and L. 522-17 specify the obligations of operators with regard to the preservation of depo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Individual employers.

Article L6331-57

…% of remuneration for the reference year: 1° Employees of individual employers mentioned in article L. 7221-1; 2° Maternal assistants mentioned in L. 421-1 of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-21

I.-For the application of article L. 5121-1 :1° Army hospitals are considered to be health establishments ;2° The Armed Forces Central Pharmacy may be authorised to make the hospital preparations ment…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Advertising.

Article L5422-5

Any advertising to the public of a medicinal product within the meaning of Article L. 5122-1 is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of €150,000:1° Subject to medical prescription ;2° Reim…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L7342-3

…worker benefits from the right of access to continuing vocational training provided for in Article L. 6312-2. The contribution to vocational training mentioned in article L. 6331-48 is paid by the pl…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Protected works

Article L112-4

…ke the work itself. No one may, even if the work is no longer protected under the terms of articles L. 123-1 to L. 123-3, use this title to identify a work of the same genre, under conditions likely t…

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