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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Administration.

Article L322-15

The Boards of Directors of the central insurance companies include, in addition to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer:a) Three directors representing the French State, appointed by the Minister…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IX: Special provisions applicable to motor vehicle accidents occurring abroad.

Article L421-15

All insurance undertakings covering civil liability risks arising from the use of land motor vehicles in the territory of the French Republic must be members of the competent national insurance bureau…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of cinemas

Article L212-15

…r approval, affecting a cinema or its technical equipment, requires the issue of an amending approval.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Reserving contracts for social economy enterprises

Article L2113-15

Contracts or lots of a contract, which relate exclusively to social services and other specific services listed in a notice annexed to this code, may be reserved by a contracting authority, including…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Provisions applicable to sub-contracts that do not have the nature of sub-contracts

Article L2393-15

The conditions for acceptance by the purchaser of subcontractors who are not subcontractors shall be defined by regulation.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 4: Change in the situation of economic operators with regard to the grounds for exclusion

Article L3123-15

If, during the procedure for awarding a concession contract, an economic operator is placed in one of the situations mentioned in subsections 1 to 3 of this section, it must inform the conceding autho…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article L225-150

The voting rights and dividend rights of shares or share denominations issued in breach of this subsection shall be suspended until the situation is regularised. Any vote cast or dividend payment made…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Simplified joint stock companies.

Article L227-15

Any assignment made in violation of the statutory clauses is void.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article L612-15

The applicant may convert his patent application into a utility certificate application under conditions laid down by regulation.The applicant may convert his utility certificate application into a pa…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Patentable inventions

Article L611-15

An invention is considered industrially applicable if its subject matter can be made or used in any kind of industry, including agriculture.

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