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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-16

I.-Commercial companies shall draw up and publish each year, at the request of the board of directors, the management board or the manager(s), as the case may be, consolidated accounts and a report on…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1221-1

…representative. This council is made up of local elected representatives and qualified personalities. Its members carry out their duties in compliance with the ethical principles mentioned in article…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1a: Special provisions for the publication of a book in printed form

Article L132-17-4-1

…this must be set under the conditions provided for by the binding agreement referred to in article L. 132-17-8. The publishing contract determines the rate and basis of the provision or, failing that…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Evaluation, accreditation and analysis of hospital activity.

Article L6113-12

Each year, on a proposal from the public entity mentioned in the last paragraph of article L. 6113-11 and after consulting the national organisations most representative of health care organisations,…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article L113-11

…sured party to claim compensation in the event of failure to comply with the provisions of articles L. 142-1 and L. 142-2 of the Code de la Construction et de l'Habitation.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1542-12

For their application in New Caledonia and French Polynesia : a) In Article L. 1245-1, the last two paragraphs do not apply ; b) Article L. 1245-5 is replaced by the following provisions: Art.L. 1245-…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Additional penalties

Article L823-16

…icle 121-2 of the French Criminal Code, for the offences defined in the second paragraph of Article L. 823-11 or in Article L. 823-12 of this Code shall incur, in addition to a fine in accordance with…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Rights conferred by registration

Article L513-1

…od of five years, which may be extended by periods of five years up to a maximum of twenty-five years.Designs filed before 1 October 2001 remain protected, without possible extension, for a period of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: People's savings plan

Article L221-18

…folio management companies or institutions carrying out provident operations and covered by article L. 731-1 of the Social Security Code or article 1050 of the Rural Code (1), to the reimbursement of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Non-drinking water

Article L1322-14

…or certain domestic uses or in the food businesses mentioned in the first paragraph of I of article L. 1321-1, when the quality of this water has no influence, direct or indirect, on the health of the…

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