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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article L211-3

Financial securities issued on French territory and subject to French law are registered either in a securities account held by the issuer or by one of the intermediaries mentioned in 2° to 7° of Arti…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Sociétés d'investissement à capital variable d'actionnariat salarié (open-ended investment companies with employee share ownership)

Article L214-166

The purpose of a SICAV may be to manage a portfolio of financial securities issued by the company or by any company affiliated to it under the conditions set out in articles L. 3344-1 and L. 3344-2 of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Holders

Article L224-24

The compulsory retirement savings plan is set up for the benefit of all employees of the company or for one or more categories of employees, provided that these categories are constituted on the basis…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Guarantees for loans to sole traders

Article L313-21-1

Companies selected to contribute to the creation of activities or the development of jobs within the framework of an agreement signed with the State in application of articles L. 1233-84 to L. 1233-89…

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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 L1125-4

In the event of a refusal of validation provided for in paragraph 3 of Article 70 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017, a refusal of authorisation…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Removal from a deceased person.

Article L1232-6

The procedures for applying the provisions of this chapter are determined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, and in particular : 1° The conditions under which the death certificate provided for in the f…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Health expertise

Article L1452-3

Persons invited to contribute their expertise in the fields of health and health safety to the Minister for Health, to the commissions and councils sitting with the Ministers for Health and Social Sec…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L322-26-1

Mutual insurance companies are legal entities governed by private law with non-commercial objects. They are formed to insure the risks brought in by their members or to offer the provision of the oper…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L421-6

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall lay down the conditions for the application of articles L. 421-1 to L. 421-5 and in particular the legal bases and procedures for determining the compensation whic…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 6: Access to the cinema

Article L212-27

Any operator of a cinematographic entertainment establishment who intends to set up a formula for access to the cinema giving the right to multiple admissions in a number not defined in advance must r…

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