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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Articles of association, share capital, shares.

Article R4113-35

In addition to the provisions that must be included in the Articles of Association underarticle 11 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 relating to professional non-trading companies, and those that…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to electronic voting

Article R4311-64

The use of electronic voting via the Internet is organised within the framework laid down by Act no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978, as amended, relating to information technology, files and civil liberties…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: PROCEDURE BEFORE THE FRENCH OFFICE FOR THE PROTECTION OF REFUGEES AND APATRIDS

Article L531-27

The French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons shall decide under an accelerated procedure at the request of the administrative authority responsible for registering the asylum…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Approval of AIFM established in a third country

Article L532-39

I. - The AIFM's subsequent operations in the European Union have no impact on the designation of France as the reference Member State.However, if the AIFM modifies its marketing strategy within two ye…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Market surveillance

Article L4314-1

For the application of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on market surveillance and product conformity, and amending Directive 2004/42/EC and Regu…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Professional liability

Article L211-17

I.-The traveller is entitled to an appropriate price reduction for any period of non-conformity of the services provided under a contract, unless the organiser or retailer proves that the non-conformi…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Conditions

Article L434-7

A foreign national who makes an application is authorised to be joined under family reunification if he or she meets the following conditions:1° He or she provides evidence of stable and sufficient re…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 171-1

A marriage contracted in a foreign country between French nationals, or between a French national and a foreign national, is valid if it has been celebrated in the forms customary in the country of ce…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Links of interest and transparency

Article L1451-5

With a view to controlling the irregular accumulation of activities defined in article 25 septies of law no. 83-634 of 13th July 1983 on the rights and obligations of civil servants, the appointing au…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Provisions relating to the preparation of preventive resolution plans

Article L311-9

The resolution college shall notify the supervisory college of the plans it has drawn up or updated pursuant to Article L. 311-8. The resolution college shall communicate, as the case may be, to the p…

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