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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L310-3

…he European Union, other than the home Member State, in which an undertaking referred to in Article L. 310-1 or in 1° of III of Article L. 310-1-1 has a branch or provides services. For life insurance…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Ranking of claims

Article L643-8

I.-Without prejudice to the right of ownership or retention enforceable against the collective proceedings and the provisions of articles L. 622-17 and L. 641-13, the amount of distributable assets is…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Supplementary provisions

Article L2315-28

…2312-19, in undertakings with at least three hundred employees, the social and economic committee meets at least once a month, convened by the employer or his representative. In companies with fewer t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: French blood establishment and army blood transfusion centre

Article L1222-3

The Etablissement Français du Sang may only use labile blood products from collections made outside French territory with the authorisation of the Agence Nationale de Sécurité du Médicament et des Pro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Access to non-identifying data and the identity of the third-party donor

Article L2143-6

…ying data relating to third-party donors in accordance with the procedures defined by the Conseil d'Etat decree issued in application of 3° of article L. 2143-9;2° Granting requests for access to the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Characterisation of infringements of rights

Article L331-25

I.-As part of the remit referred to in 1° of Article L. 331-12, the Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique (Audiovisual and Digital Communications Regulatory Authority)…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L356-4

I.-In the case provided for in Article L. 356-3, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may decide, after consultation with the group supervisor and the ultimate parent undertaking at EU…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Closure of judicial liquidation proceedings

Article L643-11

I.-The judgment closing a judicial liquidation on the grounds of insufficient assets does not give creditors the right to exercise their individual actions against the debtor. There are exceptions to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Penalties and criminal liability

Article L3515-3

…irect propaganda or advertising of tobacco, a tobacco product or the ingredients defined in article L. 3512-1 in breach of the ban laid down in article L. 3512-4 ;2° Broadcasting a motor sport competi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Simplified joint stock companies.

Article L227-1

…ns laid down in this Chapter, the rules concerning sociétés anonymes, with the exception of Article L. 224-2, the second paragraph of article L. 225-14, articles L. 225-17 to L. 225-102-2, L. 225-103…

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