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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Management of undivided property and rights.

Article L5222-1

Where several communes own undivided property or rights, a legal entity governed by public law shall be created for their management and for the management of the related public services, administered…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Compensation for victims

Article L1142-15

If the insurer remains silent or explicitly refuses to make an offer, or if the person responsible for the damage is not insured or the insurance cover provided for in article L. 1142-2 has been exhau…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The company during the observation period.

Article L622-17

I.-Debts properly arising after the opening judgment for the purposes of the conduct of the proceedings or the observation period, or in consideration for a service provided to the debtor during that…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: Tourist activities in rural areas.

Article L343-1

I.-The rules relating to activities carried out by a farmer which are an extension of the act of production or which are based on the farm are set out inarticle L. 311-1 of the French Rural and Mariti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Practice of the professions.

Article L4241-16-1

The committee referred to inarticle L. 4241-6 is responsible for applying articles L. 4241-7, L. 4241-11, L. 4241-14 and L. 4241-16.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Detection of business difficulties by the president of the court

Article R611-14

The court clerk shall notify the order to the legal representative of the legal person. The notification letter reproduces the provisions of the second paragraph of II of article L. 611-2 as well as a…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 4: Portion of the contract performed by third parties

Article L3114-10

…d together to obtain concession contracts are not considered to be third parties, nor are companies linked to them within the meaning of Article L. 3211-8.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obstacles to the legal termination of pregnancy.

Article L2223-1

Any association that has been duly registered for at least five years on the date of the acts, and whose statutory purpose includes defending the rights of women to access contraception and terminatio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Changes relating to powers.

Article L5211-17

Municipalities that are members of a public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation may at any time transfer, in whole or in part, to the latter, some of their competencies whose transfer is not…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter III: Other provisions applicable to sportspeople

Article L223-1

Referees and judges carry out their refereeing duties in complete independence and impartiality, in compliance with the rules laid down by the sports federation referred to in article L. 131-14, which…

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