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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Subrogated guardian

Article 410

The subrogated guardian supervises the exercise of the guardianship mission and represents the minor when the minor's interests are in opposition to those of the guardian. The subrogated guardian is i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Article L1441-2

…hed to the territorial health administration: a) A territorial health and autonomy conference which exercises the powers devolved to the regional health and autonomy conference provided for in Article…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Compensation procedures.

Article L211-25

…f the insurer who has paid the victim an advance on compensation as a result of the accident may be exercised against the insurer of the person liable to pay compensation up to the limit of the balanc…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Quasi-regulation

Article L2511-4

Contracting authorities shall be deemed to exercise joint control over a legal person where the following conditions are met :1° The decision-making bodies of the controlled legal person are composed…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Public contracts awarded by a contracting entity to an affiliated undertaking

Article L2511-8

…ithin the meaning of the second paragraph of Article L. 1212-2; 3° Undertakings which are likely to exercise a dominant influence over the contracting entity within the same meaning; 4° Undertakings w…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Quasi-regulation

Article L3211-4

Contracting authorities shall be deemed to exercise joint control over a legal person where the following conditions are met :1° The decision-making bodies of the controlled legal person are composed…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Concession contracts awarded by a contracting entity to an affiliated undertaking

Article L3211-8

…ithin the meaning of the second paragraph of Article L. 1212-2; 3° Undertakings which are likely to exercise a dominant influence over the contracting entity within the same meaning; 4° Undertakings w…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Common provisions.

Article L3355-1

…alcoholism, which have been duly registered for at least five years on the date of the events, may exercise the rights granted to civil parties for the offences provided for in this Title. The same r…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Bills of exchange

Article L511-45

…° The costs of the protest, those of the notices given as well as other costs. II. - If recourse is exercised before the due date, a discount shall be deducted from the amount of the letter. This disc…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Additional penalties

Article L823-7

…ibition referred to in 2° of article 131-39 of the Criminal Code shall apply to the activity in the exercise or on the occasion of the exercise of which the offence was committed.

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