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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Organisation and powers.

Article L411-2

…ité Consultatif de la Législation et de la Réglementation Financières are set out in Article L. 614-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code, which reads as follows: "Art. L. 614-2 -The Consultative Commi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Creation of a new commune and merged communes

Article R2113-25

For the application of articles L. 2334-4, L. 2334-5, L. 2336-2 and L. 5211-29 the first year of creation of the new commune: 1° The communal bases taken into account are the recorded bases of each fo…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions and scope of application

Article L224-26

…lly or mainly in the provision of electronic communications within the meaning of 6° of Article L. 32 of the French Post and Electronic Communications Code; 2° Micro-enterprises and small enterprises…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General rules

Article R2112-2

…atives générales, which set out the administrative provisions applicable to a category of contracts;2° Cahiers des clauses techniques générales, which set out the technical provisions applicable to al…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions applicable after the registration of the European Cooperative Society

Article L2364-2

…the European Cooperative Society acts as a special negotiation body as provided for in articles L. 2362-1 and L. 2362-2. The committee of the European Cooperative Society remains in office as long as…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Elements of private project management for infrastructure works

Article R2431-25

…the building and the feasibility of the project:1° To draw up an inventory of fixtures and fittings;2° To carry out a technical analysis of the strength of the structure and the technical equipment;3°…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Receivership.

Article L631-20

Notwithstanding the provisions of the third paragraph of Article L. 626-27, if the debtor's payments cease during the implementation of the plan, the court that approved the plan decides, after receiv…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General and financial provisions.

Article L5321-2

The agency's resources are made up of :1° A subsidy from the State ;2° Subsidies from other public authorities, their public establishments, social security bodies, the European Union or international…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article D223-2

…mitée where the sole member, a natural person, personally assumes management is set out in Appendix 2-1 to this book.The single body referred to in article R. 123-1 makes this model of standard articl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Receipts, warrants and storage receipts

Article R522-23

…well as the amount of the sum due to the bearer of the warrant within the limit of the sum loaned; 2° Deposit of the surplus, if any, due to the bearer of the receipt, in the case provided for in the…

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