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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Multiannual agreements on objectives and resources

Article L6114-1-2

When the health care establishment has a long-term care authorisation mentioned inarticle L. 174-5 of the Social Security Code, the contract provided for in article L. 6114-1 of this Code includes an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Annual consultation on company social policy, working conditions and employment

Article L2312-35

A decree in the Council of State specifies the content of the information provided for in this paragraph. Decrees in the Council of State determine the adaptation measures necessary for the applicatio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Retailers' cooperative societies.

Article L124-3

Co-operative societies of retail traders are societies with variable capital constituted in the form of a limited liability company or a public limited company and operating in accordance with the pro…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Technical protection and information measures

Article L331-9

Television service publishers and distributors may not use technical measures that would have the effect of depriving the public of the benefit of the private copy exception, including on a medium and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to securities giving access to the capital.

Article L228-103

The holders of securities giving future access to the capital after detachment, where applicable, of the rights of the original security pursuant to this section shall be grouped ipso jure, for the de…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Accounting rules for transfers of supplementary occupational pension contracts

Article L384-5

I. - The assets transferred with a portfolio of supplementary occupational pension contracts by a life insurance or capitalisation undertaking or a supplementary occupational pension fund are allocate…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Formation with a public offer other than one of those mentioned in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code or in Article L. 411-2-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code.

Article L225-11

Withdrawal of funds from cash subscriptions may not be made by the company's agent until the company has been registered in the Trade and Companies Register. If the company is not incorporated within…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 9: Contracts for the purchase of precious metals

Article L224-99

…as a period of forty-eight hours from the signing of the contract to exercise his right of withdrawal, without having to justify his reasons or pay any penalties. Exercising the right of withdrawal te…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Public territorial establishments

Article L5219-10

I. - The services or parts of services of the municipalities or public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status existing on 31 December 2014 which participate in the exe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Creation

Article L5212-2

Unless it is the result of concordant deliberations by all the municipal councils, the creation of a syndicate of municipalities gives rise to the drawing up of a list of the municipalities concerned.…

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