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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L4211-9

By way of derogation from 1° and 4° of Article L. 4211-1, establishments or organisations authorised by the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé after receiving the opin…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title V: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L651-1

For the application of articles L. 614-1 à L. 614-4 in Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the words: "Regulation (EU) No 524/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 20…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Occupational health and prevention services.

Article L4822-1

In Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, in the absence of an occupational physician, the administrative authority may authorise a physician with training in occupational medicine to practise as an occupational p…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Accounting rules for transfers of supplementary occupational pension contracts

Article L384-5

I. - The assets transferred with a portfolio of supplementary occupational pension contracts by a life insurance or capitalisation undertaking or a supplementary occupational pension fund are allocate…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Special provisions for certain employees.

Article L5424-2

The employers mentioned in article L. 5424-1 are responsible for managing the insurance allowance. They may, by agreement with Pôle emploi, on behalf of the body mentioned in article L. 5427-1, entrus…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Other signs identifying origin and quality

Article L432-6

It is forbidden: 1° To issue an "organic farming" label without meeting the conditions laid down in article L. 642-3 du code rural et de la pêche maritime; 2° De délivrer une mention " agriculture bio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products.

Article L5521-3

For its application in Wallis and Futuna, article L. 5125-9 is amended as follows:1° In the first paragraph, the words: "of the Conseil de l'ordre des pharmaciens with territorial jurisdiction" are re…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L5334-1

…rting an offer of employment or an offer of work at home, in disregard of the provisions of article L. 5331-3, is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of 37,500 euros. The act of inserting…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 1: Solvency Capital Requirement

Article L352-3

I.-The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may, by reasoned decision, impose an additional capital requirement on insurance and reinsurance undertakings in any of the following exceptiona…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Plant breeding

Article L623-40

I. - When the detention of goods suspected of infringing a plant variety certificate is implemented after a request mentioned in Article L. 623-36 has been accepted, goods suspected of infringing a pl…

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