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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Obligations.

Article L228-65

I.-The General Meeting shall deliberate on all measures intended to ensure the defence of the common interests of the bondholders and on any proposal to amend the contract and in particular:1° On any…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter: Human rights

Article L1110-3

No person may be discriminated against in access to prevention or care.A healthcare professional may not refuse to treat a person, including refusing to provide emergency contraception, on one of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-12

…a deceased person in a state of brain death without his or her consent expressed during his or her lifetime or through the testimony of his or her family. However, where the deceased person is a mino…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Administration and control

Article L1524-8

By way of derogation from article L. 225-218 of the French Commercial Code, local semi-public companies are required to appoint at least one statutory auditor.This obligation also applies to companies…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Automatic exclusions

Article L3123-4

The following persons shall be excluded from the procedure for awarding concession contracts: 1° Persons who have been sanctioned for failure to comply with the obligations laid down in Articles L. 82…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors and General Management

Article L22-10-3

The provisions of article L. 225-18-1, relating to the minimum proportion of directors of each gender, are applicable without threshold conditions to companies whose shares are admitted to trading on…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board

Article L22-10-21

The provisions of article L. 225-69-1, relating to the proportion of members of the supervisory board of each sex, are applicable without threshold conditions to companies whose shares are admitted to…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L322-26-2

A mutual insurance company is managed by a Board of Directors. However, it may be stipulated in the articles of association of any mutual insurance company that it shall be managed by a management boa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board

Article L22-10-22

The provisions of article L. 225-71 concerning employee shareholders who are members of the supervisory board are applicable to companies whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors and General Management

Article L22-10-12

In companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market, the Board of Directors shall establish a procedure for regularly assessing whether the agreements relating to current transacti…

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