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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Other powers

Article L621-18-3

…ll make public the information required by the report referred to in the last paragraph of Articles L. 225-37 and L. 225-68 of the Commercial Code and, where applicable, the information referred to in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Substances which may be used in the manufacture of veterinary medicinal products.

Article L5144-1

…tances may not be supplied as they are to the farmers or agricultural groups referred to in article L. 5143-6, or held or possessed by these farmers or groups, unless they are intended to be used for…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Regulation of the activities of operators involved in the external funeral service

Article L2223-34-1

…fy the conditions for the allocation of technical and financial profits, in accordance with Article L. 132-5 of the Insurance Code. Each year, when it is positive, an amount is allocated to it corresp…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Principles.

Article L4622-5-1

Without prejudice to the third paragraph of Article L. 1251-22, where a company has its own occupational health and prevention service, this service may, under conditions laid down by agreement, ensur…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Allocations of free shares

Article L22-10-60

…gulated market, shares may only be allocated under the first and second paragraphs of II of Article L. 225-197-1 only if the company fulfils at least one of the following conditions in respect of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Compensation for victims

Article L1142-14

…lthcare professional, a healthcare institution, a healthcare service or a body mentioned in article L. 1142-1 or a producer of a healthcare product mentioned in article L. 1142-2, the insurer who guar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety

Article L1313-1

…in Title IV of Book I of Part Five.For plant protection products and adjuvants mentioned inarticle L. 253-1 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, as well as for fertilisers, adjuvants for fertilise…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: General conditions

Article L1618-2

I. - Local authorities and public establishments falling within the scope defined in article L. 1618-1 may derogate from the obligation to deposit with the State funds that come from:1° Donations;2° T…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: External control

Article L518-15-2

…rité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall ensure, under the conditions set out in Articles L. 612-17, L. 612-23 to L. 612-27 and L. 612-44, that the banking and financial activities carried o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Stock options.

Article L225-177

…statutory auditor appointed for this purpose in accordance with the procedures set out in Articles L. 225-228 or L. 22-10-6. If the company's shares are not admitted to trading on a regulated market,…

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