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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to the implementation of a resolution measure

Article L311-28

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall specify the conditions for the application of this sub-section, in particular the procedures for initiating a resolution procedure.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to the implementation of a resolution measure

Article L311-23

No provision or stipulation may be invoked against the collège de résolution, the application of which would have the effect of hindering a resolution measure. In particular, the collège de résolution…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable to local authorities and local public bodies

Article L2221-2

In the case of local authorities and their public bodies, the assessment of how the project is to be carried out, the budgetary sustainability study and the opinions on these are presented to the deli…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Contributions payable in respect of the employment of apprentices.

Article L6243-2

Apprentices are exempt from all statutory and collectively agreed employee contributions for the portion of their pay that is less than or equal to a ceiling set by decree.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Payment of contributions by the State or the region.

Article L6342-2

When a vocational training trainee covered by an employee social security scheme is paid by his or her employer, the State contributes to the employer's social security contributions in the same propo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Commercial distribution networks

Article L341-2

I.-Any clause having the effect, after the expiry or termination of one of the contracts mentioned in Article L. 341-1, to restrict the freedom to carry on the commercial activity of the operator who…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Groupements de coopération sanitaire.

Article L6133-2

I. - Without prejudice to the provisions of article L. 6147-14, a Groupement de Coopération Sanitaire de Moyennes may be formed by public or private health establishments, medico-social establishments…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Book I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article L2100-2

Contracts concluded by persons governed by private law who are not purchasers as referred to in Article L. 1210-1 and who are more than 50% directly subsidised by a contracting authority are subject t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: General obligation to provide pre-contractual information

Article L131-2

Any breach of the obligation to provide information on the period of availability of spare parts referred to in article L. 111-4 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €3,000 for a natural p…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Refusal to issue or renew residence permits

Article L432-2

The renewal of a temporary or multi-annual residence permit may, by a reasoned decision, be refused to a foreign national who ceases to fulfil one of the conditions required for the issue of this perm…

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