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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Funeral equipment

Article L2223-38

…he undertaking or association managing the funeral home offers the other services listed in Article L. 2223-19 must be separate from those housing the funeral home. A violation of the provisions of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Medically assisted procreation.

Article L2162-3

…ctivities without having obtained the authorisation provided for in the fourth paragraph of article L. 2142-1 of the Public Health Code or without complying with the prescriptions of the latter is pun…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Professions of masseur-physiotherapist, chiropodist, speech therapist and orthoptist, medical electroradiology manipulator, hearing aid acoustician, optician and dietician.

Article L4414-3

For its application in Mayotte, the third paragraph of article L. 4333-1 states: "Registration is only possible in one local authority. If the activity is carried out in Mayotte and in a department, t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Electorate.

Article L723-3

…ts an honorary magistrate of the judiciary as president of the commission.The provisions of article L. 20 of the electoral code are applicable in the event of a dispute concerning the electoral list.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Reporting obligations relating to certain occupational risk factors

Article L4163-3

…mployer has declared a worker's exposure to the occupational risk factors mentioned in I of article L. 4163-1 under the conditions and in the form provided for in the same article shall not constitute…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Temporary stoppage of work or activity.

Article L4731-3

…tivity, the employer shall inform the Labour Inspectorate monitoring officer referred to in Article L. 8112-1. After verification, the inspecting officer authorises the resumption of the work or activ…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Composition, organisation and operation

Article L7345-3

…sary for it to carry out its tasks, in particular for examining the requests referred to in Article L. 7343-14; 2° Request a hearing of any person likely to contribute to its information.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Obligation to file a draft public offer

Article L433-3

…e Agreement on the European Economic Area, acting alone or in concert within the meaning of Article L. 233-10 of the Commercial Code, coming to hold, directly or indirectly, more than three tenths of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: The General Council

Article L142-3

…or of the Banque de France, who may sub-delegate them under the conditions set by the General Council.A Censor, or his alternate, appointed by the Minister for the Economy, attends meetings of the Gen…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Moral rights

Article L121-3

…the right of disclosure on the part of the deceased author's representatives referred to in Article L. 121-2, the court may order any appropriate measure. The same applies if there is a conflict betwe…

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