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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Territories and territorial health councils

Article L1434-11

…General of the Regional Health Agencies determine the territories and zones provided for in Article L. 1434-9; 2° The composition, operating procedures and appointment of members of the territorial he…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Cooperation and exchange of information

Article L311-58

…llège de résolution shall draw up and update the preventive resolution plans referred to in Article L. 311-8 and shall, if necessary, carry out the assessment provided for in Section 4, after consulti…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Distribution and transfer of shares in central insurance companies.

Article L322-24

…are registered. Shares sold for valuable consideration or free of charge in accordance with Article L. 322-22 may be traded on the financial market after the expiry of periods and under conditions lai…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L432-5

The body referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 432-2 also manages and issues, under the supervision of, on behalf of and in the name of the State, the guarantees provided for inArticle 84 o…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Ski lifts and ski runs.

Article L342-19

…an that was enforceable on 10 January 1985 or a local town planning plan, the provisions of article L. 342-18 apply from the date of approval of the amendment or revision of this plan.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Remuneration for the exploitation of cinematographic works on on-demand audiovisual media services

Article L223-2

…th the Autorité de la concurrence, sets out the terms and conditions for the application of article L. 223-1. In particular, it shall specify the economic data on the basis of which the minimum remune…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Transmission and receipt of invoices in electronic form

Article L2392-3

Without prejudice to Article L. 2392-2, the State and its public establishments accept invoices that comply with the electronic invoicing standard defined by regulation and sent in electronic form by…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter IV: Public contracts concluded by a contracting entity

Article L2514-2

…carries out one of the activities in the energy sector mentioned in a and b of 1° and 2° of article L. 1212-3.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article L225-117

Any shareholder has the right, at any time, to obtain the documents referred to in Article L. 225-115 and concerning the last three financial years, as well as the minutes and attendance sheets of the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Transferable debt securities.

Article L228-68

…e same body. They may not decide to convert bonds into shares, subject to the provisions of article L. 228-106. Any provision to the contrary is deemed unwritten.

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