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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1a: Contracts Committee

Article L2315-44-4

The Contracts Committee draws up an annual activity report, which is appended to the report referred to in Article L. 2315-69.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: The Chairman

Article L3122-1

The departmental council elects its chairman at the meeting held automatically following each general renewal. For this election, it is chaired by its oldest member, with the youngest member acting as…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: The Chairman

Article L3122-2

…ew vacancies occur, the departmental council nevertheless proceeds to the election of the permanent commission. In the event of the resignation of the president and all the vice-presidents, the depart…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: The Chairman

Article L3122-3

…s of president of a departmental council are also incompatible with those of member of the European Commission, member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank or member of the Monetary Pol…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Infringements of market transparency

Article L465-3

…nnection with his or her profession or duties or in connection with his or her participation in the commission of a crime or offence, or by any other person knowingly in possession of inside informati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties towards patients and newborn babies.

Article R4127-336

The midwife must endeavour to make it easier for her patient to obtain the social benefits to which her condition entitles her, without giving in to any abusive demands.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Obligations relating to insider lists

Article L451-4

…se Regulation) and repealing Directive 2003/6/ EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Directives 2003/124/ EC, 2003/125/ EC and 2004/72/ EC, as amended by Regulation (EU) 2019…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title II: Action.

Article 32-1

Any person who takes legal action in a dilatory or abusive manner may be ordered to pay a civil fine of up to 10,000 euros, without prejudice to any damages that may be claimed.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties of dental surgeons towards patients.

Article R4127-234

The dental surgeon must enable his patient to obtain the social benefits to which his condition entitles him, without giving in to any abusive demands.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Discipline of sworn goods brokers Discipline of sworn goods brokers

Article L131-32

Any breach of the laws and regulations relating to his profession or his duties as a sworn goods broker and any breach of probity or honour, even relating to facts unrelated to the tasks entrusted to…

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