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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L310-9-1

The Minister for the Economy may, after consultation with the Consultative Committee for Financial Legislation and Regulation and at the request of one or more of the representative professional bodie…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Participation of residents and users in public services

Article L1413-1

The regions, the Corsican collectivity, the départements, the communes with a population of more than 10,000, the public establishments for inter-communal cooperation with a population of more than 50…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L131-1

In life insurance and personal accident insurance, the sums insured are fixed by the contract.In the case of life insurance or capitalisation operations, the guaranteed capital or annuity may be expre…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit.

Article L823-19

I.-Within public interest entities within the meaning of article L. 820-1 and finance companies within the meaning of II of article L. 511-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code, a specialised committee…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Financial provisions.

Article L5215-32

The revenue of the urban community's budget includes:1° The tax resources mentioned in II or, where applicable, I of Article 1379-0 bis of the General Tax Code, as well as those mentioned in V and V b…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Patients in health care institutions

Article L1112-3

The rules governing the operation of healthcare establishments to ensure that the rights and obligations of hospitalised patients are respected are defined by regulation. In each health care instituti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Recruitment and conditions of practice.

Article L4623-1

I - A special diploma is required in order to work as an occupational health physician. II - By way of derogation from I, a decree lays down the conditions under which prevention and occupational heal…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Missions.

Article L5311-2

…rry out its duties, the Agency : 1° Carry out or arrange for the carrying out of any expert appraisal or technical inspection relating to the products and articles mentioned in Article L. 5311-1, the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Provisions relating to the public establishment for the protection of Mediterranean forests

Article L1424-60

The public establishment may exercise, at the discretion of the local authorities and public establishments that make it up, the following powers and duties, with a view to contributing to the protect…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Obligations.

Article L228-49

The following may not be chosen as representatives of the general body of creditors: 1° The debtor company; 2° Companies owning at least one tenth of the capital of the debtor company or of which the…

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