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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application.

Article L145-2

I.-The provisions of this chapter also apply: 1° To leases of premises or buildings housing educational establishments; 2° To leases granted to municipalities for buildings or premises assigned, eithe…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Quasi-regulation

Article L2511-2

The rules defined in Title II also apply to public contracts concluded by a controlled legal entity which is a contracting authority, including when it acts as a contracting entity, with: 1° Either th…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Single chapter.

Article L711-2

To satisfy the enforcement of a decision mentioned in 1° and 2° of article L. 700-1, the foreign national shall return to the country of which he is a national or any country, other than a Member Stat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Economic, social, environmental and trade union training

Article L2145-2

The training of employees called upon to exercise trade union responsibilities, in particular within economic and social bodies, and of members of a trade union organisation called upon to intervene o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisational rules.

Article L4142-2

Each year, the commission responsible for auditing the accounts and financial investments of the councils, which is attached to the Conseil national de l'ordre, is provided with all the accounts and t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The company during the observation period.

Article L622-21

I.-The opening judgment interrupts or prohibits any legal action on the part of all creditors whose claim is not mentioned in I of Article L. 622-17 and seeking: 1° To order the debtor to pay a sum of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Powers

Article L5842-28

I. - Articles L. 5216-5 with the exception of II bis, V and VII, and articles L. 5216-6 to L. 5216-7-1 shall apply in French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II. II. - For the appl…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Formation of the credit agreement

Article L313-25

The offer mentioned in article L. 313-24 :1° Mention the identity of the parties and any declared guarantors;2° Specify the nature, purpose, terms and conditions of the loan, in particular those relat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Exercise of control

Article L612-26

The Secretary General of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may decide to extend the on-site supervision of a person subject to its supervision: 1° To its subsidiaries ; 2° To legal…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: CASES IN WHICH A FOREIGNER MAY BE THE SUBJECT OF AN EXPULSION DECISION

Article L631-2

An expulsion decision may only be taken if it constitutes an overriding necessity for State security or public safety and provided that article L. 631-3 does not prevent it: >Foreign nationals who are…

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