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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Composition of capital

Article L1522-2

Shareholders other than local authorities and their groupings may not hold less than 15% of the share capital.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Obligation to qualify

Article L212-2

When the activity mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 212-1 is practised in a specific environment requiring compliance with special safety measures, it can only be practised with the posse…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Role of federations

Article L331-2

The administrative authority may, by means of a reasoned order, prohibit the holding of any competition, meeting, demonstration or public event of any kind whatsoever in a sporting discipline or activ…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Negotiable debt securities

Article L213-2

Negotiable debt securities are recorded in a securities account held by an intermediary referred to in article L. 211-3 or in a shared electronic recording system referred to in the same article.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition and scope

Article L1254-2

I.-Mounted employees have the expertise, qualifications and autonomy to be able to seek out their clients themselves and agree with them the terms and conditions of their services and the price. II -…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions of secondment.

Article L1262-2

Provided that an employment contract exists between the temporary employment undertaking and the employee and that their employment relationship continues during the period of secondment, an undertaki…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Regional health project

Article L1434-2

The regional health project consists of :1° A strategic orientation framework, which sets out general objectives and expected results over a ten-year period;2° A regional health plan, drawn up for fiv…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Cancer Institute

Article L1415-2

The French National Cancer Institute is responsible for coordinating the fight against cancer. To this end, it carries out the following tasks in particular:1° Proposing, in co-ordination with researc…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 1: Solvency Capital Requirement

Article L352-2

Where the application of the standard formula proves inappropriate for calculating the Solvency Capital Requirement of an insurance or reinsurance undertaking whose risk profile deviates significantly…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: Furnished tourist accommodation

Article L324-2

All offers or contracts for seasonal rental must be in writing and contain an indication of the price requested as well as a description of the premises. Any offer to let mentioned in II of article L.…

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