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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Municipalities and their groupings

Article L1422-2

The procedures for applying article L. 1422-1 and in particular the conditions required to perform the duties of director of a municipal or inter-municipal health and hygiene service are determined by…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1522-10

Title VI of Book II of this Part is applicable to Wallis and Futuna.Article L. 1261-1 shall apply there in the version resulting from Law no. 2021-1017 of 2 August 2021.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L310-6

A foreign company may not carry on in the territory of the French Republic any of the operations mentioned in Article L. 310-1 or reinsurance operations unless it complies with the provisions of its n…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title Ia: Home insurance

Article L215-4

The conditions under which the central pricing office referred to in Article L. 215-1 is set up and the rules governing its operation are laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 3: Provisions relating to Mayotte.

Article L163-3

As part of the powers devolved to it by article L. 163-2, the General Council defines the medium-term objectives for the development of tourism in Mayotte. It draws up a tourism development plan for M…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter IV: Contract amendment

Article L2194-2

When the purchaser unilaterally makes a modification to an administrative contract subject to this Book, the co-contractor is entitled to maintain the financial equilibrium of the contract, in accorda…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to Book III

Article L2633-1

For the application of article L. 2341-1 in Saint-Martin, the references to articles 1741 to 1743, 1746 and 1747 of the General Tax Code are replaced by references with the same purpose applicable loc…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 4: Portion of the contract performed by third parties

Article L3114-10

…d together to obtain concession contracts are not considered to be third parties, nor are companies linked to them within the meaning of Article L. 3211-8.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article L225-199

Shares that have been fully or partially amortised lose their right to the first dividend provided for in article L. 232-19 and the repayment of the nominal value. They retain all their other rights.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Pre-contractual information for borrowers

Article L313-9

…nsurer within the meaning of the Insurance Code offering the borrower insurance to cover a mortgage loan is subject to the obligations set out in article L. 313-8.

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