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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the UCITS, the portfolio management company and the depositary

Article L214-9-1

For the purposes of this section, the management body of the UCITS, of the depositary or of the management company means the body which: 1° Has the ultimate power of decision within the UCITS, the dep…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article L172-19

The insured must:1° Pay the premium and expenses at the place and times agreed;2° Take reasonable care of all matters relating to the vessel or the goods;3° Declare accurately, at the time of conclusi…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Allocation

Article L2113-11

The purchaser may decide not to allot a contract in one of the following cases:1° It is not in a position to carry out the organisational, steering and coordination tasks itself;2° Awarding the contra…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: ANNUAL REPORT ON GUIDELINES FOR POLICY ON ASYLUM, IMMIGRATION AND INTEGRATION

Article L123-1

Each year before 1 October, the Government submits to Parliament a report on the multi-annual guidelines for asylum, immigration and integration policy. This report indicates and comments on the quant…

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

Article L211-12

After the contract has been concluded, prices may only be increased if the contract expressly provides for this possibility and indicates that the traveller is entitled to a price reduction. In this c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Common provisions

Article L4312-13

The members of the nurses' association councils are elected in a single-round majority binominal ballot. Each pair is made up of candidates of different genders. If the Council of the Order has an une…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors.

Article L822-1-7

Registration or exemption from registration granted pursuant to Articles L. 822-1-5 and L. 822-1-6 conditions the validity in France of the certification reports signed by the auditors referred to in…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Solvency assessment

Article L313-16

Credit is granted to the borrower only if the creditor has been able to verify that the obligations arising from the credit agreement are likely to be fulfilled in accordance with what is provided for…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Administrative detention

Article L751-10

The non-negligible risk of leakage referred to in article L. 751-9 may, except in special circumstances, be regarded as established in the following cases:1° The foreign national has previously evaded…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisational rules.

Article L4142-1

The Conseil national de l'ordre national des chirurgiens-dentistes comprises twenty-four members, namely :1° One pair representing dental surgeons practising in the Grand Est region ;2° One member rep…

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