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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to transferable securities

Article L228-2

I.-With a view to identifying the owners of bearer securities, the Articles of Association may provide that the issuing company or a third party designated by it is entitled to request, at any time an…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-22

Each year, the insurance or capitalisation company will inform the policyholder of:-the amount of the surrender value or, for contracts linked to the cessation of professional activity, the transfer v…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-2

Pursuant to Articles 58,66 and 70 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017, before carrying out a performance study, the sponsor shall submit the proje…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Organ transplants.

Article L1234-2

Organ transplants are carried out in health establishments authorised for this purpose under the conditions laid down by the provisions of Chapters I and II of Title II of Book I of Part VI of this Co…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General rules.

Article L326-2

When it decides, pursuant to the second paragraph of Article L. 311-19, to fully withdraw the authorisation of a person subject to resolution proceedings, the resolution board may decide to suspend th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III ter: Birth centres

Article L6323-4-3

Projects for the creation of a birth centre are subject to authorisation by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency. Authorisation is granted for a renewable period of seven years.Authorisa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions adapting Book IV.

Article L954-3-5

In the first paragraph of I of Article L. 441-8, the words: "agricultural products and foodstuffs" are replaced by the words: "perishable agricultural products or products from short production cycles…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Mediation of consumer disputes

Article L612-2

…cannot be examined by the consumer mediator when:1° The consumer does not prove that he has previously attempted to resolve his dispute directly with the trader by means of a written complaint in acco…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Information on the social conditions under which products are manufactured

Article L113-2

If the transmission to the consumer of information, pursuant to article L. 113-1, is such as to seriously compromise the strategic or industrial interests of the manufacturer, producer or distributor…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Advertising of regulated commercial transactions

Article L132-24

…es or causes to be disseminated advertising that is prohibited under the conditions set out in article L. 121-22 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €15,000 for a natural person and up to…

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