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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General conditions of practice.

Article L4111-1-2

Notwithstanding 1° of article L. 4111-1, they may be individually authorised by the Minister for Health or, by delegation, by the Director General of the National Management Centre, after obtaining th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Conseil d'orientation des conditions de travail (Working Conditions Advisory Council)

Article L4641-2-1

…cross-industry level and representative employees' trade unions at national and cross-industry level. The committee's tasks include: 1° Participating in drawing up the occupational health plan, for w…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Scope of the insurance obligation.

Article L211-5-2

…the insured, in the event of loss or damage covered by an insurance contract taken out underarticle L. 211-1, from assigning to third parties the insurance indemnity claims which it holds against him…

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

Article L232-14-2

The testing operations mentioned in Article L. 232-14-1 may only be carried out if the athlete has given his consent to the director of the testing department of the French Anti-Doping Agency or to th…

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

Article L3211-12-2

I.-When a case is referred to the court in application of articles L. 3211-12 or L. 3211-12-1, the court, after hearing both parties, shall rule in public. He may decide that the hearings shall take p…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to credit institutions, finance companies, investment firms, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and central counterparties

Article L613-33-2

…solution is responsible for monitoring compliance by the persons referred to in 1° of II of Article L. 522-13 acting under the freedom of establishment, of the provisions of Section 5 of Chapter II of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: French FIA portfolio management companies

Article L532-25-1

I. - Any portfolio management company having its registered office in mainland France, the French overseas departments, Saint-Martin and the Department of Mayotte and authorised to manage an AIF cover…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L322-26-5

In the event of the dissolution of a mutual insurance company not due to the withdrawal of authorisation, the surplus of net assets over liabilities shall be devolved, by decision of the General Meeti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Receivership.

Article L631-21-1

Where the court considers that the sale of all or part of the business is conceivable, it shall appoint an administrator, if one has not already been appointed, to take all necessary steps to prepare…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-21-1

…n the event of death. The surrender or transfer value of the commitments mentioned in 1° of Article L. 134-1 includes the amount of the conversion of the rights expressed in units of the diversificati…

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