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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Regional health agency.

Article L6431-11

Health agency contracts are enforceable as soon as they are received by the State representative. The latter shall refer to the administrative court, within two months of receipt, any decisions that h…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Provisions relating to the provision or delivery of information or documents on any durable medium other than paper

Article L311-13

The provisions of this section shall apply to the supply to customers, who are natural persons not acting for business purposes, of the products or services mentioned in Chapter I of Title II of Book…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Title II: AWARD PROCEDURE

Article L3120-1

Concession contracts are awarded in accordance with the procedural rules set out in Chapters I to V of this Title, subject to the specific rules for certain concessions set out in Chapter VI of this T…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-125

The Articles of Association may limit the number of votes available to each shareholder at meetings, provided that such limitation is imposed on all shares without distinction of class, other than non…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Patentable inventions

Article L611-17

Inventions shall not be patentable if their commercial exploitation would be contrary to human dignity, public policy or accepted principles of morality, and this shall not be inferred from the mere f…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article L612-18

When the normal functioning of communications is interrupted, a decree that will take effect from the day of the interruption may suspend the time limits with regard to the National Institute of Indus…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Negotiation procedures.

Article L2232-19

When a company employs workers belonging to one or more outside companies, either on its own premises or on a site which it manages as a general company, the union representatives of the representativ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Prevention of business difficulties, ad hoc mandates and conciliation procedures

Article L611-17

This chapter applies, subject to the conditions it sets out, to entrepreneurs whose status is defined in Section 3 of Chapter VI of Title II of Book V insofar as it concerns their business assets.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Miscellaneous provisions

Article LO6266-1

The legislative provisions referred to in this Title are those in force on the date of promulgation of the loi organique n° 2007-223 du 21 février 2007 portant dispositions statutaires et institutionn…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Miscellaneous provisions

Article LO6366-1

The legislative provisions referred to in this Title are those in force on the date of promulgation of the loi organique n° 2007-223 du 21 février 2007 portant dispositions statutaires et institutionn…

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