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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L1521-2-1

For the application of this part in French Guyana and Martinique, and in the absence of any specific mention of these collectivities: 1° The powers devolved to the prefect, in the region or in the dep…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article L228-29-7-1

Companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market established or operating in a Member State of the European Union shall send to the intermediaries mentioned in 1° to 4° of I of Art…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article L228-29-7-4

Any fees charged by an intermediary for the services mentioned in Articles L. 228-29-7-1 to L. 228-29-7-3 shall be non-discriminatory and proportionate to the costs incurred in providing these service…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article L228-29-7-3

The intermediaries referred to in article L. 228-29-7-2 facilitate the exercise by shareholders of their rights, in particular the right to attend and vote at general meetings, in accordance with the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter XI: Sharing capital gains on the sale of shares with company employees

Article L23-11-2

The sharing undertaking defined in article L. 23-11-1 is set out in an agreement between any holder of securities and the company concerned, which undertakes to transfer the amount resulting from the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-14-2

…out prejudice to decisions to vary, suspend or withdraw marketing authorisations, the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé may, in the interests of public health, prohib…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Regional hospital groups

Article L6132-2-3

I.-The regional hospital grouping may be authorised by the director general of the regional health agency to set up a unified grouping medical commission in place of the grouping medical commission an…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2a: Partial access to the activities of voluntary sale of movable property by public auction by nationals of Member States of the European Union and States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L321-28-1

I.-The Conseil des maisons de vente grants partial access to the activities of voluntary sale of furniture by public auction when all the following conditions are met: 1° The professional is fully qua…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4b: Compensation for victims of sodium valproate or its derivatives

Article L1142-24-11

A panel of experts appointed by the Office will carry out any investigations required to examine the claim, in accordance with the adversarial principle. If necessary, it will commission an expert opi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Medical certificate

Article L231-2-3

For the disciplines, listed by decree, which present particular constraints, the issue or renewal of the licence and participation in competitions are subject to the production of a medical certificat…

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