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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Chapter II: Inter-municipal cooperation

Article L5832-2

…not applicable to Mayotte. II.-The following shall apply in Mayotte from 1 January 2014: 1° Article L. 5210-4 ; 2° Article L. 5211-9-2; 2° bis Articles L. 5211-11-2 and L. 5211-11-3; 3° Les articles L…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Automatic exclusions specific to defence or security concession contracts

Article L3123-13

…for in Articles 226-13, 222-52 to 222-59 or 413-10 to 413-12 of the French Criminal Code, Articles L. 2339-2 to L. 2339-4, L. 2339-11-1 to L. 2339-11-3 of the French Defence Code or Article L. 317-8…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: French blood establishment and army blood transfusion centre

Article L1222-8

…from activities relating to the supply of plasma for transfusion purposes covered by 1° of article L. 1221-8, the terms and conditions of which are laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat; 2° Incom…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Duties of the social and economic committee in undertakings with at least eleven employees and fewer than fifty employees

Article L2312-5

…resents it with the list of prevention and protection measures provided for in 2° of III of article L. 4121-3-1. It exercises the right to alert under the conditions laid down in articles L. 2312-59 a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to employee participation in general meetings or section or branch meetings

Article L2363-18

In the case of a European Cooperative Society, the registered office of which is situated in a Member State, the law of which allows, under the conditions provided for in article 4 of article 59 of Co…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Automatic exclusions

Article L2341-3

…for in Articles 226-13, 222-52 to 222-59 and 413-10 to 413-12 of the French Criminal Code, Articles L. 2339-2 to L. 2339-4, L. 2339-11-1 to L. 2339-11-3 of the French Defence Code and Article L. 317-8…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Reorganisation and winding-up measures for credit institutions and investment firms

Article L613-31-10

The obligations to publicise abroad the measures referred to in Article L. 613-31-3, to inform creditors and to notify other interested public authorities of these measures are met pursuant to Article…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Effect on insurance contracts of the requisition of goods and services.

Article L160-7

…services within one month of becoming aware of it, by registered letter or electronic registered mail. In the absence of notification within this period, the contract shall only resume its effects fro…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Judgment of compulsory liquidation.

Article L641-3

…provided for in the case of safeguard by the first and third paragraphs of I and by III of Article L. 622-7, by the articles L. 622-21 and L. 622-22, by the first sentence of article L. 622-28 and by…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions adapting Book I.

Article L941-14

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