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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Terms and conditions for redeeming electronic money

Article L133-35

…nd an electronic money holder, redemption is total if the proportion of the funds to be used in the form of electronic money is not agreed between the parties.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Discipline.

Article L1442-11

The acceptance by a councillor of an imperative mandate, before or after taking office and in any form whatsoever, constitutes a serious breach of his duties. This will result in the disqualification…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article L1454-7

For the persons mentioned in article L. 1453-4, receiving benefits in cash or in kind, in any form whatsoever, directly or indirectly, offered or procured by the persons mentioned in article L. 1453-5…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to the establishment of a relay facility

Article L311-36

…esolution ordering the transfer of the portfolio of insurance contracts, operations or subscription forms for contracts or regulations to a bridge institution is published in the Journal officiel. Thi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L322-26-4

…anies or funds governed by article L771-1 of the French Rural and Maritime Fishing Code are special forms of mutual insurance companies. Mutual insurance companies appoint one or more statutory audito…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 4: Cross-country skiing and non-motorised snow sports other than downhill skiing

Article L342-27

…s) or regional council concerned.The associations created in application of the first paragraph may form a national association in order to coordinate their activities.

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French Civil Aviation CodeIn force
TITLE VII: GENERAL INTEREST AIRPORTS OUTSIDE METROPOLITAN FRANCE.

Article L270-1

…them for management. The accounts of these establishments are autonomous and are kept in commercial form.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter III: Subcontracting

Article L2193-3

The holder of a contract may, under his own responsibility, subcontract the performance of part of the services of his contract, under the conditions laid down in this chapter.However, the purchaser m…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Prior information notices and periodic indicative notices of purchasers' intention to award a contract

Article R2131-1

…is intention to award a contract by publishing, in the case of the contracting authority, a prior information notice, or, in the case of the contracting entity, a periodic indicative notice.These noti…

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

Article L227-19

…adopted or amended by a decision taken collectively by the partners under the conditions and in the forms provided for in the Articles of Association.

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