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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Combating the presence of lead

Article L1334-7

…rce of law no. 2004-806 of 9 August 2004 on public health policy, the report referred to in article L. 1334-5 is attached to any new rental contract for a building used wholly or partly for residentia…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Penalty procedure

Article L423-1

…L. 422-1 are handed down by the regulatory control commission. The regu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Realisation of assets.

Article L642-2

…the administrator where one has been appointed. However, if the offers received pursuant to article L. 631-13 or formulated as part of the steps taken by the ad hoc representative or conciliator appoi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS INVOLVING LOCAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES, GROUPS OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES AND OTHER LEGAL ENTITIES GOVERNED BY PUBLIC LAW

Article L5721-2

…ublic establishments for inter-municipal cooperation, communes, mixed syndicates defined in article L. 5711-1 or article L. 5711-4, territorial chambers of commerce and industry, agriculture, trades a…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L111-7

…er responsible for social security when they relate to operations mentioned in 1° and 2° of article L. 310-1. II - An order of the Minister for the Economy and the Minister for Social Security sets th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Merger

Article L236-10

…and subject to the incompatibilities with regard to the participating companies set out in Article L. 822-11-3, draw up, under their responsibility, a written report on the terms of the merger.The me…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Banking service providers

Article L775-14

…dicated in the second column of the same table: " Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 519-1 Ordinance no. 2021-1735 of 22 December 2021 L. 519-1-1 Order no. 2016-351 of 25 March 2016…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Offences committed by the employer or his delegate.

Article L4741-5

In the event of a conviction pursuant to article L. 4741-1, the court may order, as an additional penalty, that the judgment be posted at the doors of the convicted person's establishments, at the lat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Special provisions for legal entities.

Article L4741-14

In the event of a conviction pursuant to article L. 4741-12, the court may order, as an additional penalty, that the judgment be posted at the doors of the convicted person's establishments, at the la…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: LEGAL REGIME FOR ACTS TAKEN BY THE AUTHORITIES OF THE LOCAL AUTHORITY AND RELATIONS BETWEEN THE STATE AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITY

Article LO6453-1

…used or neglected to exercise. The taxpayer or elector submits a brief to the administrative tribunal. The president of the territorial council submits this brief to the territorial council at the nea…

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