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French Public Health CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter: Human rights

Article L1110-7

The assessment provided for in Article L. 6113-2 and the certification provided for in Article L. 6113-3 take into account the measures taken by health care organisations to ensure respect for the rig…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Branches of insurance undertakings whose head office is situated in a State which is not a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L329-3

Branches of foreign companies established in the territory of the French Republic referred to in 4° of I of article L. 310-2 appoint one or more statutory auditors. The statutory auditors shall certif…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Information to be provided to the public by groups.

Article L356-23

Without prejudice to the other information obligations incumbent on them, the participating and parent undertakings mentioned respectively in the second and third paragraphs of Article L. 356-2 publis…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Relations between lessors and lessees of buildings used for the hotel trade

Article L311-3

During the term of the current lease and any subsequent renewed lease, and for a period of twelve years from the expiry of the completion period referred to in article L. 311-2, the owner may not clai…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Provisions relating to Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique and Réunion

Article L361-3

The rules relating to the allocation of tourism and hotel facilities in the coastal strip are set out in…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L212-12

The rules relating to the compatibility of the authorisation provided for in article L. 212-7 with territorial coherence schemes are set out in…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Operation management

Article L2422-4

The role of project manager is incompatible with any project management, technical inspection role as defined in article L. 125-1 of the French Construction and Housing Code or work execution role rel…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: TRAVEL PROHIBITION ON FRENCH TERRITORY SUBJECT TO A REMISSION DECISION

Article L622-1

Subject to the provisions of article L. 622-2, the administrative authority may, by reasoned decision, attach to the surrender decision taken pursuant to article L. 621-1 against a foreign national ho…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: New extensions

Article L742-7

In exceptional circumstances, the matter may again be referred to the liberty and custody judge for the purpose of extending the period of detention beyond the maximum period provided for in article L…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L2253-2

Municipalities and their groupings may, by deliberation of their deliberative bodies, acquire or receive shares in local semi-public companies meeting the conditions set by articles L. 1521-1 and L. 1…

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