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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Voluntary sales of furniture by public auction.

Article L321-1

Subject to the provisions of Article L. 322-8, voluntary sales of furniture by public auction may relate to new or second-hand goods. These goods are sold retail, by lot or wholesale, i.e. in sufficie…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: The network of Chambers of Commerce and Industry.

Article L712-2

…erve as a basis for the allocation of the tax for the costs of chambers as provided for in articles L. 711-8 and L. 711-16. Failure to comply with the measures provided for in the contract of objectiv…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Health data platform

Article L1462-1

…g, organising and making available data from the national health data system referred to in Article L. 1461-1 and promoting innovation in the use of health data;2° Informing patients and promoting and…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
New legislative part

Article liminaire

…essional who provides an online marketplace for consumers, within the meaning of 2° of I of Article L. 111-7; 16° Commercial practice: any commercial action, omission, conduct, approach or communicati…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Financial and accounting provisions

Article L114-1

…carrying out its task of keeping cinema and audiovisual registers, as provided for in 4° of article L. 111-2; 4° Proceeds from the fee levied on the issue of the cinematographic exhibition licence pro…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Safeguards.

Article L623-3

…respect of a company that benefits from the homologated amicable agreement provided for in Article L. 611-8 of this code or to article L. 351-6 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, the administrat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Veterinary medicinal products

Article L1453-2

…existence of the agreements they have entered into with : 1° The professionals mentioned in article L. 5143-2 and the groups mentioned in article L. 5143-6, as well as the associations representing th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: POWERS OF THE REGION IN RELATION TO PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Article L4251-5

…referred to in Title I of Book II of Part Five;4° The public establishments referred to in Article L. 143-16 of the town planning code;5° Local authorities with special status located within the terr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions

Article L1133-9

…conditions set out in article 121-2 of the French Criminal Code, for the offence defined in article L. 1133-8 shall incur, in addition to the fine set out in article 131-38 of the French Criminal Code…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter V: Life mortgage and transfer advance loan

Article L315-2

…t institution, a financial institution or a third-party financing company mentioned in 8 of Article L. 511-6 of the Monetary and Financial Code may finance renovation work by means of an advance trans…

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