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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Provisions relating to Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique and Réunion.

Article L161-2

The rules relating to the creation of public establishments responsible for ensuring the implementation of projects of interest to the region and the operation of regional public services in Guadeloup…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Organ transplants.

Article L1234-2

Organ transplants are carried out in health establishments authorised for this purpose under the conditions laid down by the provisions of Chapters I and II of Title II of Book I of Part VI of this Co…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Exchange and dissemination of information

Article L512-21

The services and establishments of the State and other public authorities are required to communicate to competition, consumer affairs and fraud control officers and judicial police officers all infor…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Assignment and pledging of trade receivables

Article L313-28

The credit institution, finance company or FIA referred to in Article L. 313-23 may, at any time, prohibit the debtor of the assigned or pledged receivable from paying into the hands of the signatory…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Decision by the commission imposing a personal recovery plan without compulsory liquidation

Article L741-2

In the absence of a challenge under the conditions set out in article L. 741-4, personal recovery without judicial liquidation entails the wiping out of all the debtor's professional and non-professio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application.

Article L145-2

I.-The provisions of this chapter also apply: 1° To leases of premises or buildings housing educational establishments; 2° To leases granted to municipalities for buildings or premises assigned, eithe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Economic, social, environmental and trade union training

Article L2145-2

The training of employees called upon to exercise trade union responsibilities, in particular within economic and social bodies, and of members of a trade union organisation called upon to intervene o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Control by the Autorité de la concurrence in the event of a dominant position

Article L752-27

I.-In local authorities covered by Article 73 of the Constitution and in the overseas collectivities of Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin, Wallis-et-Futuna and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, in the event of t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Representation of the professions vis-à-vis the public authorities.

Article L814-2

The professions of court-appointed administrator and court-appointed agent are represented in dealings with the public authorities by a National Council of Court-appointed Administrators and Court-app…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Departmental share of excise duty on electricity

Article L3333-2

I.-It is instituted, for the benefit of the départements and the metropolis of Lyon, a departmental share of the excise duty on energy mentioned in article L. 312-1 of the code of taxes on goods and s…

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