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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Formation without a public offer or with a public offer referred to in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code or in Article L. 411-2-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code.

Article L225-16-1

The voting rights and dividend rights of shares or share denominations issued in breach of this sub-section are suspended until the situation is rectified. Any vote cast or dividend paid during the su…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Retirement savings plans giving rise to membership of a group insurance contract

Article L142-1

The provisions of this chapter apply to the retirement savings plans referred to in article L. 224-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code and to the French sub-accounts of the pan-European individual re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Regional hospital groups

Article L6132-5-1

…the grouping, to : 1° Pool their cash deposited with the State, by way of derogation from articles L. 312-2, L. 511-5 and L. 511-7 of the Monetary and Financial Code and article L. 6145-8-1 of this C…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Regional hospital groups

Article L6132-2-1

…y and appropriateness of care, as well as the conditions under which users are received and treated.II.- The group medical commission is made up of representatives of medical, dental, pharmaceutical a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article L8271-1-1

…w no. 75-1334 of 31 December 1975 on subcontracting are recorded by the agents mentioned in article L. 8271-1-2. These offences are punishable by a fine of €7,500.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Staff.

Article L6352-1

The person referred to in Article L. 6351-1 must provide evidence of the qualifications and experience of the teaching and supervisory staff involved in any capacity whatsoever in the training service…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-15-1

…ted by the French Anti-Doping Agency to be part of the Registered Testing Pool mentioned in article L. 232-15 or by an International Federation to be part of a Registered Testing Pool created by the l…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Powers of the President of the Territorial Council

Article LO6352-11

The President of the Territorial Council, by delegation of the Territorial Council, may be entrusted, for the duration of his or her term of office, with taking any decision concerning the preparation…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Powers of the President of the Territorial Council

Article LO6352-18

…y foreign law. Once concluded, these agreements are submitted to the territorial council for approval. They come into force as soon as they have been transmitted to the State representative under the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Powers of the President of the Territorial Council

Article LO6352-10

By virtue of a deliberation of the Executive Council, the President of the Territorial Council brings actions and defends before the courts in the name of the community. He may, without prior authoris…

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