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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Effects of winding-up proceedings of companies whose registered office is located within the territory of a Member State of the European Union other than France.

Article L326-26

Subject to the provisions of Article L. 326-22, the effects of the adoption of a reorganisation measure or the opening of winding-up proceedings on the rights and obligations of participants in a regu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 9: Sociétés anonymes à participation ouvrière.

Article L225-258

…this stipulation may convert into worker-owned companies, by proceeding in accordance with Article L. 225-96. Companies with worker participation are subject, independently of the general rules appli…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 7: Decision by the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons

Article L531-23

…sion is made on the application made by each of the parents under the conditions set out in article L. 521-3, the decision granting the most extensive protection is deemed to have been made for the be…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Antenatal diagnostics: prenatal diagnosis and pre-implantation diagnosis.

Article L2131-2

…ctivity report to the regional health agency and the Agence de la biomédecine instituted in article L. 1418-1, in accordance with the procedures determined by order of the Minister for Health.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Persons reported by the judicial authorities.

Article L3413-2

If the medical examination or assessment provided for in article L. 3413-1 confirms the appropriateness of a therapeutic injunction measure, the designated health professional invites the person conce…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Provisions applicable to communes in the departments of Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique and Réunion

Article L2563-2

…eased in 1994 by a sum of 30 million francs, taken from the development grant instituted by article L. 2334-13. The distribution of this increase between the municipalities concerned is set by decree…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Access to continuing vocational training.

Article L6312-2

…salaried workers, as well as their collaborating spouse or their partner spouse mentioned inarticle L. 121-4 of the Commercial Code, personally benefit from the right to continuing professional traini…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Temporary employment agencies.

Article L6325-24

…llocated to work-study schemes to be used to finance training initiatives carried out under article L. 1251-57 and aimed at professionalizing temporary employees or improving their professional integr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval.

Article L6332-2

…jectives and results expected of the operators in carrying out their missions as defined in article L. 6332-1. This agreement is made public when it is signed and renewed. A decree determines the cont…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmacist inspectors

Article L5411-2

…tor shall be informed in advance of any operations planned by the inspectors referred to in article L. 5411-1 with a view to detecting infringements. He may object to these operations. Reports are for…

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