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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Natural mineral waters.

Article L1322-12

…ourt and which serves as a guarantee for the payment of compensation in the cases listed in article L. 1322-11.The State, in respect of springs of which it is the owner, is exempt from the requirement…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Administrative schemes

Article L1333-12

…ents, including quality assurance and ensuring the protection of the interests mentioned in Article L. 1333-7, where the activity is likely to present significant risks or inconveniences for these int…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Administration.

Article L322-14

The national insurance undertakings referred to in Article L. 322-5 may be managed by the Board of Directors of the central company of their group. They may also have the same Chairman and Chief Execu…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article L356-16

…ent where it considers that the risk profile of the group is not adequately reflected in that capital. The authority imposes this requirement under the conditions set out in Article L. 352-3.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Ski lifts and ski runs.

Article L342-11

…en the ski lift service is organised by the département in application of the provisions of article L. 342-10, the département may, by agreement, entrust the communes or groups of communes, within a d…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The Town Council

Article L2121-18

…nted, that it shall meet in camera. Without prejudice to the powers held by the mayor under article L. 2121-16, these meetings may be broadcast by audiovisual means.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Operation.

Article L2343-19

…e a group of undertakings has set up a European Works Council, the agreement referred to in Article L. 2342-2 or an agreement reached within the group may decide to adapt the conditions under which th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Conditions of practice.

Article L743-13

…tle IV bis of Book IV of this Code. No fees are payable by the natural persons mentioned in article L. 613-7 of the Social Security Code carrying on a commercial activity for formalities relating to r…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER: Financial provisions

Article L2531-15

Each year, the Government shall submit to the committee set up under article L. 2531-12 a report on the implementation of the provisions of this section. This report sets out the urban social developm…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING PROVISIONS

Article L3663-1

…onsibilities between the Rhône department and the Lyon metropolitan area in accordance with article L. 3641-2 is accompanied by the concomitant transfer to the Metropole of Lyon of the resources neces…

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