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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter X: Information for employees in the event of the sale of their company

Article L23-10-12

This section shall not apply: 1° In the event of the sale of the shareholding to a spouse, ascendant or descendant; 2° To companies that are the subject of conciliation, safeguard, receivership or liq…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Provident and supplementary pension schemes for self-employed workers

Article L144-1

Contracts covered by this section are governed by article L. 141-1 and may be taken out by an association covered by article L. 141-7 , whose members are : 1° Either exclusively persons who are self-e…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Organisation of care.

Article L1411-11

…d in accordance with the requirements of proximity, which is assessed in terms of distance and travel time, quality and safety. They are organised by the regional health agency in accordance with the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Health record and compulsory examinations.

Article L2132-1

When a birth is registered, a health record is issued free of charge for each child. This booklet is issued by the civil registrar; failing this, it can be requested from the departmental maternal and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and supervision of the profession.

Article L821-14

The High Council, on its own initiative or at the request of the Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice, the Autorité des marchés financiers, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution or…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: CASES IN WHICH A FOREIGNER MAY BE ASSIGNED RESIDENCE

Article L731-1

The administrative authority may place under house arrest a foreign national who cannot immediately leave French territory but whose removal remains a reasonable prospect, in the following cases:1° Th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L533-13

I.-In order to provide the services mentioned in 4 or 5 of Article L. 321-1, investment service providers other than portfolio management companies shall obtain the necessary information concerning th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Shares for cash and paid-in capital

Article L212-1

The different types of shares are defined inArticle L. 228-7 of the French Commercial Code, which is reproduced below: ArticleL. 228-7: "Shares for cash are those whose value is paid up in cash or by…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-15

I.- Athletes in the target group designated for one year by the Agence française de lutte contre le dopage (French Anti-Doping Agency) are required to provide precise and up-to-date information on the…

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

Article L1532-1

The provisions of Title I of Book II of this Part are applicable in the French Southern and Antarctic Territories. In article L. 1211-8, the words: "L. 1211-2 to L. 1211-6" are replaced by the words:…

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