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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors

Article R1313-14

The Board of Directors decides on the general direction of the agency. It adopts the agency's internal rules. It deliberates on : 1° Multi-year strategic guidelines; 2° The annual work programme; 3° T…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to the recording of hearings in specialised criminal courts

Article A53-10

When the first president of the court of appeal decides to apply the provisions of article 802-3, he shall inform all the civil parties and their respective lawyers by any means. The latter must infor…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Consultation with the social partners with a view to registering higher education diplomas awarded on behalf of the State

Article D6113-27

Plans to create, revise or abolish higher education diplomas registered in the National Register of Professional Qualifications under I of article L. 6113-5 are subject to prior consultation in accord…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Minimum solvency margin requirement

Article R334-13

For the undertakings referred to in Article L. 310-3-2, the minimum required solvency margin is determined, depending on the classes of business carried on, in accordance with the following provisions…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application

Article L217-1

I.-The provisions of this chapter apply to contracts for the sale of movable tangible property between a professional seller, or any person presenting or acting as such, and a buyer acting as a consum…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Penalties.

Article L310-28

The fact, for any manager of a société de groupe d'assurance or of a société de groupe mixte d'assurance defined in Article L. 322-1-2, of a mixed financial holding company defined in Article L. 517-4…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Participation in guarantee companies

Article L2253-7

As an exception to the provisions of article L. 2253-1, a municipality, alone or with other local authorities, may participate in the capital of a credit institution or a finance company in the form o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L512-1

Mutual and cooperative banks are subject to the rules governing mergers, divisions and contributions of public limited companies set out in Book II of the Commercial Code, even if they are not incorpo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Operating conditions.

Article L811-7

For the joint practice of their profession, court-appointed administrators may form entities with legal personality among themselves, with the exception of legal forms that confer the status of trader…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Operating conditions.

Article L812-5

Court-appointed representatives may form legal entities among themselves for the joint exercise of their profession, with the exception of legal forms that confer the status of trader on their partner…

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