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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operations

Article L513-10

…ces benefiting from the preferential right defined in article L. 513-11, sociétés de crédit foncier may use forward financial instruments, as defined in article L. 211-1.However, sums due in respect o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Cancer centres.

Article L6162-9

…erates on :1° The establishment's project and the multi-annual contract of objectives and resources;2° The policy for continuous improvement in the quality and safety of care and in the conditions in…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Financing conditions

Article 311-9

…e-existing images. However, where the contract has not yet been concluded, the initial contribution may, on a provisional basis, give rise to a firm and manifest commitment by the publisher(s).The con…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Profits

Article L232-10

Under penalty of nullity of any deliberation to the contrary, in limited liability companies and joint stock companies, a deduction of at least one-twentieth allocated to the formation of a reserve fu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Meetings.

Article LO6431-10

…Council; b) One third of the members of the Territorial Council on a set agenda, for a period that may not exceed two days. The same Territorial Councillor may not submit more than one request for a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Duties between colleagues and members of other health professions

Article R4321-101

The masseur-physiotherapist consulted by a patient treated by one of his colleagues respects the interest and the free choice of the patient who wishes to consult another masseur-physiotherapist. The…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope and definitions

Article R4412-94

…f asbestos and materials, equipment and materials or articles containing it, including demolition ; 2° Work on materials, equipment, materials or articles likely to cause the emission of asbestos fibr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Agreement on the duration of the contract

Article R6222-9

The tripartite agreement provided for in the last paragraph of article L. 6222-7-1 is not required in the cases provided for in articles L. 6222-11 and L. 6222-12-1, in 2° of article L. 6222-37 and in…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Measures to boost cinema distribution

Article 916-11

…on, direct allocations are granted to them in addition to the sums they invest, pursuant to article 222-7, for applications submitted between 1 January 2021 and 30 June 2021 when the following conditi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution

Article R22-10-3

The notice provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 225-2 is published in the Bulletin des annonces légales obligatoires, before the start of subscription operations and prior to any publici…

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