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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Semi-public companies

Article L122-12

Notwithstanding the provisions of article L. 122-2, local semi-public sports companies formed before 29 December 1999 may retain their previous legal status. The provisions of articles L. 122-3, L. 12…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Civil liability insurance relating to a space operation

Article L176-1

Insurance contracts to cover civil liability relating to a space operation are governed by the provisions of Articles L. 175-4, L. 175-8, L. 175-11 to L. 175-15, L. 175-18, L. 175-19, L. 175-21, L. 17…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Conditions for recognising the evidential value of documents containing personal health data created or reproduced in digital form and for destroying documents stored in a form other than digital

Article L1111-30

The description of the procedures for implementing the provisions of articles L. 1111-26 to L. 1111-29 and the related documentation shall be made accessible to the persons receiving care and the prof…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4431-8

In articles L. 4113-7 and L. 4163-9, the words: "or the medical information referred to in article L. 161-29 of the Social Security Code" are replaced by the words: "or medical information relating to…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article L531-4

Failure to comply with the seizure measure mentioned in article L. 512-29 is punishable by three years' imprisonment and a fine of 375,000 euros.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases.

Article L3821-9

Articles L. 3115-1, L. 3115-2, L. 3115-3, L. 3115-4, L. 3115-5, L. 3115-6, L. 3115 7, L. 3115-8, L. 3115-9, L. 3115-10, L. 3115-11, L. 3115-12 and L. 3115-13, in their version resulting from Order No.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Powers

Article L5217-3

Without prejudice to article L. 2212-2 and notwithstanding article L. 2213-32, the president of the metropolitan council exercises the powers enabling him to regulate external fire defence. Without pr…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Assignment of receivables, leases and mortgages

Article L2232-2

The remuneration due by the buyer may be assigned in accordance with the provisions of articles L. 313-29-1 et seq. of the French Monetary and Financial Code.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Deposit and seizure

Article L512-33

The authorised agents may destroy, sterilise or denature the products mentioned in 1° of article L. 512-29.These operations are recorded and justified in the seizure report.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Overall operating grant

Article L2113-21

The methods for calculating the financial indicators provided for in articles L. 2334-4, L. 2334-5, L. 2336-2 and L. 5211-29 are, as far as new communes are concerned, specified by decree in the Conse…

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