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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Housing finance companies

Article L513-29

…ent or pledging of the receivables referred to in II, in accordance with the provisions of articles L. 211-36 to L. 211-40 or articles L. 313-23 to L. 313-35, whether or not these receivables are prof…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Beneficiaries.

Article L3332-2

…he company if they have the status of collaborating spouse or associate spouse mentioned in article L. 121-4 of the Commercial Code or article L. 321-5 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code. The empl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L5151-2

…an establishment or service providing assistance through work mentioned in a of 5° of I of article L. 312-1 of the Code de l'Action Sociale et des Familles (Social Action and Family Code); 4° A perso…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Compensation for victims of acts of terrorism and other offences.

Article L422-2

…the interim relief judge.To carry out the medical examination of the victim referred to in article L. 126-1, the guarantee fund chooses a doctor specialising in the assessment of bodily injury from t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Transfer of the business.

Article L642-2

…the administrator where one has been appointed. However, if the offers received pursuant to article L. 631-13 or formulated as part of the steps taken by the ad hoc representative or conciliator appoi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Principles.

Article L4622-2

…ent, prevent or reduce the effects of exposure to the occupational risk factors mentioned inArticle L. 4161-1 and occupational deintegration, and to contribute to keeping workers in employment ; 2° bi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Cosmetic products.

Article L5431-2

…ablishment to include such operations, without first making the declaration provided for in Article L. 5131-2 to the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé (French Nationa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for the formation of the contract.

Article L6222-2

…son registered as a high-level sportsperson on the list mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 221-2 of the French Sports Code.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors

Article L1424-24

The departmental fire and rescue service is administered by a board of directors made up of representatives of the department, the communes and the public establishments for inter-communal cooperation…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors

Article L1424-29

The Board of Directors settles matters relating to the administration of the fire and rescue service through its deliberations.

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