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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Investment services and related services

Article L321-2

…im to carry out a transaction that involves a financial instrument or a unit referred to in Article L. 229-7 of the Environmental Code and in which the company granting the credit or loan is involved…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Acquisition of French nationality by marriage

Article 21-1

Marriage has no automatic effect on nationality.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Commercial guarantee

Article L217-24

…onsible for competition and consumption to formally take a position on the compliance with articles L. 217-21 to L. 217-23 of the commercial guarantee it intends to implement. The purpose of this form…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Operation

Article L2121-24

…economic intervention pursuant to the provisions of Title I of Book V of Part One and the articles L. 2251-1 to L. 2251-5, as well as that of the deliberations approving a public service delegation a…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter: Common provisions

Article L621-2

For the application of this code in the overseas collectivities of Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin : 1° The word "préfet" and the words "préfet du département" are replaced by the words "représentan…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Provisions common to the various councils.

Article L4125-2

…corresponding functions of a professional association ; 2° Any of these functions in another council. For the order of midwives, these incompatibilities concern the members of the bureau of the depar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Promotional communications

Article L1223-2

The promotional communication defined in article L. 1223-1 must not be misleading or undermine public health protection. It must present the product objectively and encourage its proper use. It must c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Work

Article L3215-2

The departmental council rules: 1° On the department's contributory share of expenditure that concerns both the department and the communes; 2° On the contributory share to be imposed on the departmen…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application.

Article L1151-2

…rossing of a workforce threshold are determined in accordance with the procedures set out inArticle L. 130-1 of the Social Security Code.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Disciplinary proceedings.

Article L4126-2

…epresented. Before disciplinary bodies, they may exercise the right of recusal mentioned in article L. 721-1 of the Code of Administrative Justice.

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