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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Controls

Article L3515-2

…and agents de la ville de Paris chargé d'un service de police mentioned, respectively, in articles L. 511-1, L. 521-1, L. 523-1 and L. 531-1 of the Code de la sécurité intérieure (Code of Internal Se…

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

Article L934-2

For the application of Articles L. 450-8 and L. 450-10, the words: "mentioned in II of Article L. 450-1" are replaced by the words: "sworn in from New Caledonia".For the application of Article L. 450-…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Operation

Article L7323-2

Articles L. 7125-1 to L. 7125-6 and L. 7227-1 to L. 7227-6 are applicable to councillors to the assembly of the territorial authority and to members of the executive council summoned to meetings of th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 8: Public policy provisions

Article L314-26

The provisions of Chapter II and III and sections 2 to 7 of this chapter are of public order.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Emergency medical assistance, permanent care and medical transport

Article L6422-2

For the application of this chapter, in article L. 6314-1, the words: "in article L. 162-5, as part of their self-employed activity, and in articles L. 162-5-10 and L. 162-32-1 of the Social Security…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Revenue

Article LO6264-2

Revenue from the investment section consists of that mentioned in articles L. 2331-5, L. 2331-6, L. 3332-3 and L. 4331-3 as well as those created by the local authority in the exercise of its powers.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Revenue

Article LO6364-2

Revenue from the investment section consists of that mentioned in articles L. 2331-5, L. 2331-6, L. 3332-3 and L. 4331-3 as well as those created by the local authority in the exercise of its powers.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 7 : Dissolution of sociétés anonymes.

Article L225-248

…its shareholders' equity to a value at least equal to half the share capital or, subject to Article L. 224-2, to reduce its share capital by the amount necessary to ensure that the value of the shareh…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Occupational health inspector.

Article L8123-2

…s of this code relating to the powers and obligations of the labour inspectors mentioned in article L. 8112-1 are extended to medical labour inspectors with the exception of the provisions of article…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter V: National platform to combat the manipulation of sporting events

Article L335-2

…ommunicate and exchange with the national and international players mentioned in 2° of I of article L. 335-1, in accordance with the terms and conditions laid down by a decree of the Conseil d'Etat is…

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