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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of persons under psychiatric care.

Article L3211-11

The psychiatrist involved in the patient's care may propose at any time to modify the form of care referred to in article L. 3211-2-1 to take account of changes in the patient's condition. He will dra…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Control rules.

Article L1251-48

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall determine :1° The content and procedures for the declarations provided for in Article L. 1251-45 and the deadline for submitting them to the administrative authori…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Financial contributions from communes, public establishments for inter-communal cooperation and the Corsican local authority to the budget for fire and rescue services in Corsica

Article L1424-83

In compliance with the competitive tendering rules set out in Order no. 2015-899 of 23 July 2015 relating to public contracts, the Corsican local authority may carry out, on behalf of and at the reque…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Financial contributions from communes, public establishments for inter-communal cooperation and the Corsican local authority to the budget for fire and rescue services in Corsica

Article L1424-82

The contribution of the Corsican regional authority to the budget of each fire and rescue service in Corsica is set each year by a decision of the Assembly of Corsica in the light of the reports on th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Penalties for irregularities.

Article L1235-17

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the terms and conditions for the application of Articles L. 1235-11 to L. 1235-14.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-3

Once the Data Protection Committee has issued a favourable opinion and the investigation has been authorised by the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, where applicabl…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Invalidity of a registration

Article L512-5

If the grounds for invalidity affect the design only in part, the registration may be maintained in a modified form provided that, in that form, the design meets the criteria for the grant of protecti…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Single section: Sale of products without packaging

Article L120-2

In retail outlets, the reusable container may be provided by the retailer at the point of sale or brought by the consumer. Any end consumer may ask to be served in a container brought by them, as long…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Sale or provision of "snowball" services

Article L121-15

The following are prohibited: 1° The sale practised by the so-called "snowball" process or any other similar processes consisting in particular of offering goods to the public with the expectation tha…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Single section: Sale of products without packaging

Article L120-1

Bulk sales are defined as sales to consumers of products presented without packaging, in quantities chosen by the consumer, in reusable or reusable containers. Bulk sales are offered on a self-service…

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