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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Coordination of developments in the healthcare system by the regional health agency

Article L6131-1

…ealthcare provision and controlling its cost, in particular when the procedure described in article L. 6143-3-1 has not improved the financial situation of a hospital;4° Improve inter-regional synergi…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L1441-1

For the application of article L. 1330-1 to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the words: "article 346 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union" are replaced by the words: "the protection of the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: European organised trading systems

Article L425-10

…to the Agreement on the European Economic Area as it has over regulated markets under II of Article L. 422-1.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Special training and adaptation measures.

Article L4142-1

…riate, of the professional bodies for health, safety and working conditions provided for in article L. 4643-1 and the prevention services of the regional health insurance funds.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Delegated federations

Article L131-15-1

…rofessional conduct in accordance with the principles defined by the charter provided for inarticle L. 141-3. They shall set up an ethics committee from among their members, whose independence they sh…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Termination by mutual agreement as part of a collective agreement on collective redundancy by mutual agreement

Article L1237-19-10

…the administrative authority, concluded within six months of the validation provided for inarticle L. 1237-19-3, determines, where applicable on the basis of a social and territorial impact study pre…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General rules.

Article L324-1

French insurance undertakings and their branches referred to in 1° of Article L. 310-2 as well as French branches of insurance undertakings referred to in 3° and 4° of the same Article may be authoris…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Relationship between the respective payment service providers and the payment service user

Article L133-17-1

…ween the parties, of the refusal of access to the payment account and of the reasons for that refusal. That information shall, if possible, be given to the payment service user before access is refuse…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of persons under psychiatric care.

Article L3211-11-1

…ber of their family or by the trusted support person they have designated in application of article L. 1111-6 of this Code, for the duration of the outing; 2° In the form of unaccompanied outings last…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions applicable to legal entities

Article L123-11

Any legal entity applying for registration in the Trade and Companies Register must provide proof of enjoyment of the premises or premises where it sets up, alone or with others, the registered office…

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