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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Life insurance with variable capital on real estate.

Article L160-10

Non-trading property companies (sociétés civiles à objet strictement immobilier), other than non-trading property investment companies (sociétés civiles de placement immobilier), whose units are wholl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Infringements relating to Regulation (EU) No 260/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012 establishing technical and commercial requirements for credit transfers and direct debits in euro and amending Regulation (EC) No 924/2009

Article L362-1

Failure to comply with Article 5(d)(3) and (8) and Articles 8 and 9 of Regulation (EU) No 260/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012 establishing technical and commercial…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Notifications and information

Article L233-10

…entered into an agreement with a view to acquiring, disposing of or exercising voting rights, to implementing a common policy towards the company or to obtaining control of the company are deemed to b…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Collection of information and documents

Article L512-10

The authorised agents may collect, on the spot or when summoned, any information, justification or document necessary for the controls. The authorised agents pursuant to article L. 511-3 may, on being…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Placement and support for jobseekers.

Article L5312-13

The immovable property of the institution mentioned in Article L. 5312-1 is entirely in its private domain. Property transferred to the institution shall be decommissioned if it belongs to the public…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Operating conditions

Article L5125-15

The pharmacist who is the proprietor of a pharmacy must practise his profession personally.The implementation of the provisions of article L. 5125-7-1 does not prevent the proprietor from practising h…

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

Article L6431-14

…rector, is made up of representatives of staff categories other than those represented on the Medical Committee. They are appointed by the representative trade unions in the area from among all the st…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Provisions relating to the opening of a branch and the exercise of the freedom to provide services.

Article L321-11

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall ensure that any insurance undertaking referred to in Article L. 310-3-1 which intends to open a branch, to carry on business for the first ti…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Contract for the sale of travel and holidays

Article L211-10

Contracts shall be formulated in clear and comprehensible terms and, if they are in writing, shall be legible. When the contract is concluded, or as soon as possible thereafter, the organiser or retai…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Company accounts

Article L232-1

I. - At the close of each financial year the board of directors, the management board or the managers shall draw up the inventory, the annual accounts in accordance with the provisions of section 2 of…

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