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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Civil capacity.

Article L2132-1

Trade unions have legal personality.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L1134-1

An order by the Minister for Health defines the rules of good practice applicable to the prescription and performance of brain imaging examinations for medical purposes. These rules take into account…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution.

Article L310-12

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution carries out its mission under the conditions set out in Chapter II of Title I of Book VI of the Monetary and Financial Code.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 3: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article L243-1

This book is applicable to Mayotte.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article L651-1

This Code is not applicable in the French Southern and Antarctic Territories.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Title III: CONTRACTS COMPRISING SERVICES RESPONDING TO ESSENTIAL SECURITY INTERESTS

Article L1330-1

By way of derogation from Titles I and…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Early repayment

Article L315-16

The borrower may always, on his or her own initiative, terminate the loan contract granted to him or her by repaying all the sums already paid in principal and interest.If the borrower has opted for a…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Early repayment

Article L315-19

The borrower may, in the case of periodic capital payments, request a suspension or modification of the payment schedule.These adjustments are made at the conventional rate defined in the main contrac…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Municipal police

Article L2212-1

The mayor is responsible, under the administrative control of the representative of the State in the department, for the municipal police, the rural police and the execution of State acts relating to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L2311-1

The commune's budget is the act by which the commune's annual revenue and expenditure are forecast and authorised. The commune's budget is drawn up in an operating section and an investment section, b…

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