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French Civil CodeIn force
Provisions common to both parts of Chapter II.

Article 1527

…d as an advantage made to the prejudice of children of another bed. However, the latter may, in the forms provided for in articles 929 to 930-1, waive their right to request the reduction of the exces…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Public sector companies and establishments.

Article L2282-3

…for technological innovation and improved productivity in the workshop or office; 6° The terms and form of the workshop or office council's intervention; 7° The links between two meetings with the ma…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nomination, election and status of members.

Article L2352-4

Where a European Company is formed by means of a merger and at least one participating company loses its own legal existence and is not directly represented by a member of the special negotiating body…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Admission to psychiatric care by decision of the State representative.

Article L3213-9

…rotection of the person concerned. The representative of the State in the département immediately informs the authorities and persons mentioned in 1° to 5° of any decision to care for the patient in a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Manufacture and sale of beverages.

Article L3322-5

…ll as essences of absinthe and assimilated products or products likely to replace them, may, in any form whatsoever, be imported, manufactured, put into circulation, held or sold, are fixed by decree…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Accreditation of the quality of professional practice

Article L4135-2

…Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution analyses these data, transmits them in aggregated form and reports on them to the ministers responsible for the economy and social security. A copy of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: The general meeting of mutual insurance companies

Article R322-64

…tions are valid if the members present, represented or having made use of the postal voting option, form the majority.Failing this, it may only take provisional decisions; in this case, a new General…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Unions of mutual insurance companies.

Article R322-111

…IV of this Book, to make available to the supervisory authorities all documents required for the performance of their duties and to produce the accounts and statements required to be published and fil…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Own funds

Article R351-19

…or called, it is treated as a prudential asset within the meaning of Article L. 351-1 and ceases to form part of ancillary own funds.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-17

…company representing at least one tenth of its share capital do not oppose it; 2° Or when the group formed by a company and the companies it controls does not exceed for two successive financial years…

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