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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1522-2

Article L. 1220-1 and Chapter I of Title II of Book II of this Part in the version resulting from Order No. 2017-51 of 19 January 2017, with the exception of Articles L. 1221-2 and L. 1221-9, are appl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Special schemes

Article R5524-10

The provisions of Section 3 of Chapter IV of Title II of Book IV of Part Five of the Labour Code (regulatory part) do not apply to Mayotte.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 249-4

Where one of the spouses is placed under one of the protective regimes provided for in Chapter II of Title XI of this Book, no application for divorce by mutual consent may be made.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter V: Renewal and termination of contracts

Article L215-5

…al and the procedures for cancelling insurance contracts are laid down by the provisions of Chapter III of Title I of Book I of the Insurance Code.The rules relating to tacit renewal and the procedure…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Specific powers.

Article L4523-1

The provisions of this chapter apply without prejudice to those set out in Title II of Book III of Part Two relating to the Social and Economic Committee.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition and mandate of employee representatives

Article R1233-9

…trations and public establishments, when it has been elected by the college mentioned in 1° of B of II of Article L. 1233-5 ; 2° In the sixth paragraph of article L. 2314-33 of the Labour Code, where…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the protection of rights in the context of a resolution procedure

Article L613-57

…The collège de résolution shall ensure that no holder of equity securities referred to in Chapter II of Title I of Book II or of other ownership securities or creditor of a person referred to in I o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6a: Equity savings plan for financing small and medium-sized enterprises and mid-cap companies

Article L221-32-3

II and III of article L. 221-31 and article L. 221-32 are applicable to the share savings plan intended for the financing of small and medium-sized enterprises and intermediate-sized enterprises.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article R211-1-1

For the application of B of II and III of article L. 211-2, the travel service whose value is at least 25% of the value of the combination represents a significant part.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: General rules governing general-purpose investment funds

Article L214-24-43

…he French Commercial Code, for all shares held by the mutual funds it manages. Articles L. 225-126, II and III and articles L. 233-14 and L. 247-2 of the French Commercial Code are applicable. When th…

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