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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title Ia: Home insurance

Article L215-2

…and has been refused, may also refer the matter to the central pricing office mentioned in article L. 215-1 of this Code, which sets the amount of the premium for which the insurance undertaking conc…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Projects subject to authorisation

Article L212-8

For the purposes of assessing the thresholds mentioned in article L. 212-7, cinemas that are grouped together on the same site and which ... are considered to be part of the same cinema, whether or no…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Recovery and control

Article L115-20

…articles L. 115-4 and…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Exclusions at the buyer's discretion

Article L2141-11

…concrete measures to regularise his situation and prevent any new situation referred to in Articles L. 2141-7 to L. 2141-10. These measures are assessed taking into account the seriousness and particu…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Exclusions at the discretion of the licensing authority

Article L3123-11

…concrete measures to regularise its situation and prevent any new situation referred to in Articles L. 3123-7 to L. 3123-10. These measures are assessed taking into account the seriousness and particu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article L225-130

…reserves, profits or share premiums, the General Meeting, notwithstanding the provisions of Article L. 225-96, shall decide under the quorum and majority conditions provided for in Article L. 225-98.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article L227-10

…r, in the case of a corporate shareholder, the company controlling it within the meaning of article L. 233-3.The shareholders vote on this report.Agreements that are not approved nevertheless produce…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 10: Revolving credit

Article L312-76

…t offer to renew the agreement where the information gathered pursuant to the provisions of Article L. 312-75 justifies this or, at any time, if it has information demonstrating a reduction in the bor…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Creation of a new commune

Article L2113-19

…able to the deputy mayors and their deputies respectively. However, for the application of articles L. 2123-23 et L. 2123-24, the maximum allowances for the effective exercise of the functions of depu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Responsibilities

Article L2122-18

…e part of his duties by decree to one or more of his deputies and to members of the municipal council.A member of the municipal council who has resigned from the office of mayor pursuant to articles L…

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